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Re: Pregnant and air in the Vagina

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:06:32 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Cindy wrote: >
>I am 17 weeks pregnant, and at night when I sleep on my side for some
>reason it causes air to biuld up in my vagina. I can tell because when
>I roll over it comes out (sounds like a farting noise) and I can feel it
>as well. Is this dangerous in any way? I keep reading about air emboli,
>when you are pregnant, is that a worry? Thank-you very much.

This is not dangerous. Air emboli are associated with pushing air into the vagina with some considerable force (it has to over come the standing blood pressure by a good bit).

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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