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Re: cytotec induction

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:30:59 -0500 (CDT)


Cytotec has prostaglandins that produces uterine contractions and therefore labor, talk to your Dr about IV.

At Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Jenny wrote: >
>Will doctors use cytotec to induce a normal pregnancy, instead of
>pitocin. If so, are you required to have an IV? I have had to be
>induced with my last two pregnancies and am preparing myself for a
>possible induction of my third. I never had any complications with the
>other two. My only complaint was that I had to be hooked to an IV the
>whole time without the freedom to move as I wanted. I was kind of
>curious about the use of cytotec for induction of labor and was hoping
>someone could shed some light on this.
>
>Thanks,
>Jenny

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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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