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Re: 5 miscarriages: Is there anything else we should be doing?From: Asem Anwar Moussa MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 8 Sep 2002 14:17:32 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Kim wrote: > >At Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Dr. wrote: >> >>You may try testing for Diabetes and anti-insulinic antibodies. Another >>possibility is to check for cervical incompetence. >> >>At Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Kim wrote: >>> >>>I had 3 early miscarriages, then went to a fertility specialist. He >>>removed a growth from my uterus and put me on Parlodel to stop lactation >>>which I had no idea I had. Iwas released to try again 2/4/92 and was >>>pregnant by March. Hormone levels for that pregnancy were good, but I >>>had an enlarged yolk sack and the heart beat was really slow. I >>>miscarried on Mother's Day. The doctor just told us to try again. I >>>learned I was pregnant on August 12, but learned by Aug 15 that my HCG >>>and Progesterone were going down rather than up. I started bleeing on >>>Aug 19. Again, the doctor told me just to try again and didn't even >>>want to see me in his office. My husband and I have had chromosome >>>testing and taken a round of antibiotics. I was also tested for lupus >>>and had a few other blood tests, but everything has come out normal. I >>>am not satisfied with just "trying again" and again and again. It's not >>>that easy. Are there other tests we should be having or any procedures >>>we could try? I want to be as aggressive as possible. My fertility >>>specialist comes highly recommended and is highly respected in his >>>field, but he doesn't seem too interested in finding the problem and >>>fixing it. Any suggestions? >> >Should these tests be performed on just myself or my husband as well? These tests will be performed on you&I might add the antithyroid antibodies to the above tests. >> >>-- >>John Essien, M.D. SOCOG >>Camaguey, Cuba; Basseterre, St. Kitts >>http://www.obgyn.net/all_advisors/J_Essien.htm >> >>**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 no private emails will receive a response. >>
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