Re: PREGNANCY: Blood clot in uterus
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:46:43 -0500 (CDT)
fitz
If he feels you are ovulating, go for it. The bleeding could be from
the placental site, not healed yet. Please run a first morning preg
test to be sure this is not some retained products, unless you have had
a blood preg test done recently...Dr. von Almen
At Tue, 31 Jul 2007, fitzowen wrote:
>
>At Tue, 31 Jul 2007, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>>
>>Fitzowen
>>
>>The clot is not attached to anything, it is simply within the cavity, so
>>it should not interfere with pregnancy. I would hope, as does your doc
>>that the clot will evacuate with the next cycle, and then you will be
>>all clear to attempt conception once again...Dr. von Almen
>>
>I suppose my questions are now - what could still be bleeding? And,
>because we're under a time crunch, is it a bad idea to even attempt to
>conceive with something still bleeding? I asked my ob but he said it
>"probably" wouldn't be harmful. He's very relaxed about everything so
>I'm not sure if it is ok to attempt conception now. We only have two
>cycles (this one and the next) to make an attempt.
>>At Tue, 31 Jul 2007, fitzowen wrote:
>>>
>>>I had a D&C on June 8th 2007 as my baby had died at approximately 12
>>>weeks. I have been bleeding or spotting since then. I had what I
>>>considered the beginning of a menstrual cycle on July 19th which ended
>>>about a week later (07/26). On July 29th I had a very heavy bleed for
>>>approximately 2 hours which has since lightened up. I went to my ob/gyn
>>>this morning (07/31). He did an ultrasound and said that he could see a
>>>large clot in my uterus but that my bleeding should stop within 4-5 days
>>>(i.e. 8 weeks after the D&C). He said that my uterus had been much
>>>larger than normal during the previous pregnancy which is why they
>>>couldn't be too aggresive with the D&C and why I have bled for so lone
>>>and expelled tissue throughtout. He also said that I was about to
>>>ovulate. My question is: what are the risks for a pregnancy beginning
>>>with a clot in the uterus if I were to conceive this cycle?
>>
>>--
>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>>Private Practice
>>New Orleans, La.
>>
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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