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Re: [Birth Control] Pre-menopause prenancyFrom: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:20:36 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Lesley wrote: > >I am 48 years old, and had a vaginal scan yesterday day showing a baby >with hb at 6w4d. (A natural and unexpected occurence!) Hcg monitoring >shows an increase from 9,000 to 29,658 over the last 10 days. >Progesterone was initially 35, then dropped to 25 and 20, but went up >day after scan to 33.7 again. Is there anything that can help me >maintain this pregnancy - so far my dr has prescribed follic acid (500mg >daily), and said that progesterone levels worry people unnecessarily. He is absolutely correct about progesterone levels. Other than wearing your seat belt, eating and drinking properly, getting plenty of rest, and taking your vitamins, there is little that you can else that you can do, or need to do for that matter. The course is set, and now we just have to wait to find out what is going to happen.
-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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