WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: subchorionic hemorrhage

Re: subchorionic hemorrhage

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 18:05:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 8 Aug 2000, maria wrote: >
>Hi,
>Iam 12 weeks pregnant and I had some bleeding.
>We got an ultrasound done and it was found that
>I had extensive subchorionic hemorrhage.
>
>I have been trying to get more info about this condition
>but there does not seem to much info. I want to know what are the risks
>associated with this? Will I be able to carry to term. What was the
>cause of this? What should my next course of action. I would appreciate
>any(who has had this complication/ knows about it)info on this subject.
>
>Thanks,
>Maria.

Maria, Subchorionic hemorrhage is simply bleeding underneath the placenta, which also results in some separation of the placenta from the side of the uterus. This is what is seen is patients with a "threatened miscarriage". There is no way to determine who will loose their pregnancy and who will not, but some certainly do. The intervention that may make a difference is limiting your activity and this has really not been proven to be effective. None-the-less, I would limit physical activity and sexual activity for at least two weeks from the episode of bleeding. If you have more bleeding, then reset the clock and begin counting two weeks again... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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