PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 2002: Re: Question regarding endo biopsy for Dr., please

Re: Question regarding endo biopsy for Dr., please

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.

anonymous@obgyn.net

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:37:52 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Beth wrote: >
>At Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote:
>>
>>Biopsy and blood work gives the Dr the correlation between progesterone
>>and endometrial lining.
>>Dear Dr.
>Thank you for your response, can you tell me if the biopsy is necessary?
>Can't the same diagnosis be made by just doing to labs and u/s???
>
>Thank you.
>>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.
>>
>>--
>>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
>>
>>Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
>> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
>> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
>> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
>> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>>
>> **Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
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>>
>> **Thank you for understanding :).**
>>

-- 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

Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.

**Thank you for understanding :).**

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