Re: DR. LAPIDUS.....COULD I GET YOUR OPINION PLEASE? THANKS!!

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At Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Brenda wrote: >
>Dr Lapidus-
>
>I posted on Thurs. thread about my early m/c's. I have had 3 ALL in
>the 5th week and also have had 3 chemical pg's that ended right at the
>time my period was due. This has all been in the last year.
>Testing done has been for antiphos antibodies, lupus, anticardiolip
>antibodies, glycoprotein, antinuclear antibodies, also other blood tests
>done after 2nd miscarriage (the standard tests done and all came back
>normal). I did have some elevated levels of the IgM phosphatidylserine,
>IgG and IgM phosphatidylinositol and IgG phosphatidylglycerol antibodies
>and was put on baby aspirin and heparin but went on to have two more
>miscarriages (chemical and at 5 wks). Dr thought my levels weren't that
>high to have it interfer with pregnancy but RX'd the Heparin anyway as a
>precaution. I have also had a laprascopy done and HSG and all was
>normal.
>On the positive side, it is very easy for me to get pregnant. It only
>takes 1 or 2 months to conceive. The down side as I stated before is
>that I lose each pregnancy at the 5 wk mark or before. I start out fine
>and have symptoms but it ends suddenly.
>With my last m/c last week, the dr had put me on prog, Crinone 8%, when
>I went in for my first visit when I was right at 5 wks. I m/c'd two
>days later. He put me on as a precaution and due to my age.
>Assuming that all the proper tests have been run (and at 41 I don't want
>to go through anymore testing), could my problem have to do with
>chromosones? If there is a chromosone problem, is it just trying to get
>a good egg and good sperm to meet?
>
>Thanks
>Brenda

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Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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