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Re: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:56:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Amanda wrote: >
>In mid July I was 10 weeks along in my pregnancy and began lightly
>spotting. I went to my doctor and found out I was beginning to
>miscarry, he scheduled a D&C for the next day. At my follow up visit he
>told me the pathologist found a tumor along with the fetus. The doctor
>started taking my HCG count once a week. My first reading 2 weeks after
>the D&C was 181 my second (a week later) was 27, my third was 11 and my
>most recent one was 0. He told me it was a condition called Gestational
>Trophoblastic Disease. After doing hours of research on this disease, I
>am still confused. Why am I having to wait a year until my husband and
>I are able to try again? Is it because the tumor is more likely to come
>back during the first year following the D&C? Also, after a year of 0
>readings, are we to assume this disease just goes away or is it just
>lying dormant waiting for another pregnancy to attack? Please inform me
>better about this disease I now have.
> Thank you for your time,
> Amanda

There are complete molar pregnancies and partial molar pregnancies. For the best and most complete write up I've ever seen on this topic, search OBGYN.net for Ashley Hill M.D.'s article.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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