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Re: tear in sac

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 14:12:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Stephanie wrote: >
>I am 12 weeks pregnant for the 3rd time. With my first child we learned
>that I have a heart-shaped uterus. With the 2nd child, I had some
>bleeding occur around 10 weeks and found that I had a 30% tear in the
>lining of the sac. I was restricted to the bed for 4 days and for the
>following 6 weeks could only do light activities. I remained at 30%
>until delivery.
>
>At 6 weeks into this pregnancy, we learned I had a 20% tear and then a
>wk and a half later had grown to 40%. For the last 3 weeks I have been
>restricted to the couch and bed. I go back in a week for a 4th ultra
>sound to see if the tear in the chorion has re-attached any.
>
>All my doctor could tell me was that this occurs in 5% of pregnancy's.
>He could not give me any information as to the cause of this "condition"
>or what the odds are of this occuring again if we get pregnant a 4th
>time. I am basically asking for any information to help me understand
>if there are any factors as to why this occurs via articles or a web
>page.
>
>I would appreciate any help that you might could give me.
>
>--
>Stephanie Erwin
>

Having not ever been exposed to the term "chorionic tear" or "tear in the lining of the sac" or the concept you discussed in previous pregnancies re: waiting for the tear to reseal or heal, I emailed several good obgyn friends across the country to see if anyone every heard of this terminology. Sometimes different areas use different expressions.

Each one stated they had never heard of this terminology and I even copied your exact post so my ideas would not be interjected. First, they haven't heard of a condition described this way and second, we all find it impossible to quantify the "tear" as to %, so, unfortuntely, unless a different wording is available for your condition, the docs I surveyed in the West, East and South of the U.S. cannot help me help you.

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

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