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Re: Looking for a doctor's opinion

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:55:16 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 2 Sep 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>>
>>At Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Judy wrote:
>>>
>Dr,
>
>Isn't it true though that a lot of doctors do this procedure out of
>habit though and not because of a medical neccessiti.
>I have read that 90 percent of the time an episitomy is performed
>without a real reason.

Don't know about % but some habits die hard. the current move is away from episiotomies (at least from my reading of practice habits around the country and my hospital). 

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
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