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Re: I think a spontaneous abortion is beginning - what should I expect???From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:42:33 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Maggie wrote: > >I'm still waiting to do a second blood test to help confirm a blighted >ovum - but I'm sure that's what this is. About 4pm I started with >uterine cramping, like a period, and discharge that is sort of brick-red >in color. The cramping isn't constant - it comes and goes. Will I be >losing this shortly or could it go on for days/weeks??? >Another important question - I'm Rh negative so I will need to get a >shot of Rhogam within 72 hours of losing this - does this blood loss >mark the beginning of the 72 hours? Or is it only when the placenta >comes out? > >Thanks again for all the support! Without a D&C it may take a few days,Rhogam is given 72 hs and up to 5 days counting when the bleeding is going to be more profuse.
-- Hector Nemirovsky M.D. Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina Private Practice, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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