PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2003: Re: Miscarriage after Cytotec: What should I expect?

Re: Miscarriage after Cytotec: What should I expect?

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.

anonymous@obgyn.net

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:43:34 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 3 Apr 2003, steph wrote: >
>I used this drug, and bled like crazy almost a pad and hour and I had to
>sit on a plastic bag to protect furniture and linens. I even dropped
>the sac intact into the toilet. It was a pretty horrifying experience,
>much moreso than than the D&C. There was tissue left (my doctor made me
>come in two days later for a check up) which the doctor removed
>immediately via D&C in order to prevent infection. I can't believe that
>your doctor is risking infection in this way. I would just ask for a
>D&C and put it behind you. It was much easier looking back on things.
>Good luck to you, and I'm so sorry for your loss.
>steph b
>
>>>After my first IVF, my doctor determined that my pregnancy wasn't
>>>viable; the gestational sac was growing way too slowly (9mm gestational
>>>sac at 6w 4d with only the slightest suggestion of a yolk sac).
>>>
>>>I took 800mg of Cytotec to induce miscarriage, but the cramping wasn't
>>>very strong and I had NO bleeding (though I did pass some small amount
>>>of tissue). As an ultrasound revealed a couple of days later, there was
>>>still a significant amount of tissue left in my uterus, so I took
>>>another 800mg.
>>>
>>>That night, I did have some bleeding, but not enough to soak even a
>>>single pad. And in the couple of days since then, I've had some dark
>>>brown spotting, but no more fresh blood.
>>>
>>>Is this normal? Should I have expected to actually bleed more? Can I
>>>expect more bleeding down the line at some random time, or could this be
>>>all I'll have? I'm really not sure what should be happening. Thanks for
>>>any information you can give me.
>>
>>--
>>Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
>>Director Obgyn.net Latina
>>Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
>>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.
>>

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Director Obgyn.net Latina Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández 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.

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