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Re: What are different signs of miscarriage?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:59:35 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 16 Sep 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hi I'm wondering about miscarriage. I'm almost 30 and am currently
>pregnant. I have three children and have had an ectopic pregnancy in the
>past year. I am in my first trimester now and have begun spotting various
>amounts at different times. I'm in bed rest now and as long as I stay
>laying down the spotting stops.

Bed rest may affect the staining but it has no effect on miscarriages. I tell patients, if they realize that bed rest doesn't help, they can go about their normal activity. If they'll feel guilty for not resting and they miscarry, I tell them to rest.

>The doctor says I may be having signs of a
>miscarriage. I am going in Monday for my HCG levels again. I don't know
>what my last results were. Can they tell if I'm miscarrying by these
>levels?

If they're going down, it's bad.

>I also read a message about progesterone levels could this help to
>know?

Couldn't hurt but may not help.

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

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