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Endometrial biopsy ???--REPOSTINGFor more information on symptoms and treatment of endometriosis visit www.EndometriosisZONE.org. From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 17 Dec 2000 09:48:25 -0600 (CST)
At Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Tina wrote: > >At Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Tina wrote: >> >>At Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote: >>> >>>>>At Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Tina wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>I am scheduled to have an endometrial biopsy next Thursday Dec. 21 and >>>>>>I also have mild Mitral Valve Prolapse. My question is this, will I >>>>>>have to have antibiotics prior to the biopsy? >>>>>> >>>>>>I have had to have them during my surgery to have a ganglion cyst >>>>>>removed and was wondering if I was going to need them for this procedure >>>>>>as well. >>>>>> >>>>>>Please advise >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Tina >>>>>> >>>>>No! >>>>> >>>>>At least not unless you have a significant Mitral valve insufficiency >>>>>along with the prolapse. >>>>> >>>>>RDB >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG >>>>>> >>>>Okay a couple more questions...How would I know if I have a significant >>>>Mitral Valve insufficiency? The MVP was diagnosed in 1997 and only >>>>classified as mild to moderate. >>> >>>Usually, MVP is diagnosed by an echocardiogram (an ultraosund of your >>>heart). IF you have regurgitation, that would have been seen on the >>>echo -- if you don't have regurgitation, you don't need antibiotics >>>> >>>>And is there anything I should do to prepare me for the biopsy? >>> >>>Take an ibuprofen or equivalent medication aobut 30 minutes before ot >>>help diminish any cramping >>>> >>>-- >>>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD >>>S. Lake Tahoe, CA >>>>> >>My MVP was diagnosed with an echocardiogram and it did show a mild >>regurgitation. Should I inform my ob/gyn prior to the biopsy of this? >> >>Thank you in advance for any insight you can give, and Happy Holidays >> >>>***all posts are archived and can be retrieved; keep this in mind when posting items of a personal nature. >>>***this is for educational purposes only and does not construe a doctor-patient relationship. You should always consult your own health care provider. >>>****private e-mails will not be answered! Please respect my (and all the other docs on the Forum) personal time. >>> >>-- >>Tina >> >-- >Tina >
-- Tina
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