Re: Question regarding endo biopsy for Dr., please

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At Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Beth wrote: >
>Dear Dr.
>I am about to start a mock DE cycle. The first of the cycle is estrace
>for 14 days in increasing dosage. The 2nd half includes progesterone in
>oil injections and suppositories and one or two endo biopsies.
>
>I have be reading about the biopsies and noticed there is a lot of
>contoversy regarding doing this, especially in a mock DE cycle.
>
>Is there a way to just do the progesterone and not do the biopsy? I am
>not sure I want to do this procedure. Would u/s and labs indicate the
>progesterone was getting properly absorbed?
>
>What would the biopsy tell, other than that there was an out of synch
>lining?
>If that would be the case couldn't you increase the progesterone to
>avoid this or is there another reason for the biopsy?
>
>Thank you in advance for your time.

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina

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