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Re: PLEASE RESPOND - D & C
From: anonnymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 10:44:15 -0600 (CST)
you want to try and conceieve now after having 2 abortions in the past 5
months?..
At Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote:
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>At Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Nidhi wrote:
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>>I am 26 year old. I had a abortion in October 2002 when my pregnancy
>>was 5 weeks. It was a medical abortion i.e. done through drugs. I got
>>pregnant again in January while using condoms regularly and had a
>>medical abortion in March again. However, this time I was 7 weeks when
>>I took the drugs. An ultrasound showed that I have retained products of
>>conception in my uterus. Hence the doctor will be doing a D & C on me
>>in the coming week. I have the following questions -
>>1. What effect will a D & C have on my fertility ?
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>Most probably none.
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>>2. Will these repeated abortions have an effect on my pregnancy in
>>future ?
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>Perhaps
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>>3. For how long should I wait before trying to concieve ?
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>2 to 3 cycles.
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>>4. Having taken so many drugs for abortion, what effect can it have on
>>my health and my baby's health in future ?
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>Difficult to say.
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>>5. How will I know that I am perfectly fine now and as healthy as a
>>woman who has never had any abortions.
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>Becoming preg again.
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>>6. How can I find out if the walls of my uterus has been scraped too
>>much during the D&C causing harm to the uterus? Are there any tests or
>>scans to determine the same ?
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>X Rays with contrast.
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>--
>Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
>Director Obgyn.net Latina
>Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
>Buenos Aires
>Argentina
>Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
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