Re: -post...Treatment of Mcyoplasma+Ureaplasma AFTER a succesful pregnancy. DOC?
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Nov 2002 11:49:58 -0600 (CST)
If myco or urea. are not found in cervix it isn' necessary.
At Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Nicole wrote:
>
>I lost a baby at 22wks gestation. mycoplasma/ureaplasma found on
>>autopsy..chorioamnionitis...debatable whether true incompetent cervix
>or >loss caused by these bacteria(premature labor experienced)then,
>before
>>the next (succesful-38wk!) pregnancy, my husband and i were treated with
>>doxycycline 100 bid x14days...i was started on erythromycin at
>>6wks--34wks and, a cerclage placed,,and baby was fine. question..
>>
>>---before next pregnancy..1.should my husband and i be treated again
>>with the doxycycline?
>>---2. should i be given erythromycin again through pregnancy? (forget
>>about cultures...they have no idea how to properly do a culture for this
>>up here..they think its okay to send it warm..by courier bus to a
>>facility 2 hrs away)would drug resistance be a concern?
>>
>>Please give my your best opinion...I'm pretty much having to handle the
>>treatment of this myself (meaning..i do the research and the docs
>>listen/consider what i'm suggesting)
>>
>>also, I experienced a very early m/c (6wks)..in september..I was still
>>breastfeeding my then,6 month old daughter.
>>
>>--
>>nicole
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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