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Re: 19w - spotting after internal exam - dr. please

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:32:40 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 3 Jul 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I am currently 19w, and today I had an internal exam to check the
>cervix, due to numerous painless contractions and some lower back and
>abdominal pain over the last week. The nurse practitioner who did the
>exam said the cervix appeared long, firm, etc. (all good, I guess), and
>everything else seems normal -- heartbeat, size of uterus, etc.
>
>The problem is that now I'm spotting, brownish blood with some mucous,
>not too much, but still... The nurse said I would b/c she saw some
>blood on the glove after the exam. So it's not unexpected, but it still
>make me nervous. Can an internal exam at this point in the pregnancy
>cause problems

Very unlikely, could last for 3-4 days.

-- infection, tearing, anything? How about if the >placenta's really low and we don't know it (my ultrasound's not for
>another 3 weeks)? Sorry to be so paranoid, but this is my first
>pregnancy and everything seems to freak me out :-)
>
>And how long can this spotting continue if it's normal?
>
>Thanks for your time and help.

--
R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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