Re: Dr. Von Almen
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:05:39 -0500 (CDT)
Anon
Should be biopsied soon. Early october is fine.
At Sun, 29 Sep 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>Last October, during a routine pap, my midwife noticed 2 very small
>moles right at the opening of the vagina. She recommended they be
>biopsied since nobody, including myself had ever noticed them before. I
>haven't had them biopsied because quite honestly, I forgot about them.
>But the past couple of weeks, I have had tremendous itching in that
>area. Last night, I looked with a mirror at the moles and they have
>both at least tripled in size. Does this sound like something ominous?
>How pressing is this to have them biopsied? Do I need to call first
>thing tomorrow a.m. or can it wait until my next pap in October? Thanks
>for your reply!
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
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