WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1997: Re: Cervical Polyp-miscarriage-blood clots(medical opinion or similiar experiences?)

Re: Cervical Polyp-miscarriage-blood clots(medical opinion or similiar experiences?)

From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 1997 11:53:56 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Kelly wrote: >
>Hello.
>In April of this year I had a miscarriage at 13 weeks. I had gotten
>very sick one night and then my water broke(didn't know what it was at
>the time). I went to my dr. and she admitted me to the hospital. I
>ended up having to stay for 2 weeks. I was told that I had developed
>blood clots in my pelvic region(pelvic thrombophlebits?). The blood
>clots then moved to my lungs, which is when I was moved to intensive
>care. ..snipped...

He also ran some immune >tests(for blood clotting problems-negative). Then, he saw that I had a
>cervical polyp during my pregnancy(he wasn't the dr. that diagnosed the
>polyp). When I went in at 10 1/2weeks, one of my dr.'s said that the
>reason I had bleeding was because of this polyp and that I didn't have
>anything to worry about- I wasn't going to have a miscarriage. Well, my
>other doctor thinks that possibly the polyp caused the infection to
>begin with and I was wondering anyone's thoughts on this. And also,
>will this affect my future pregnancies or concieving? I appreciate your
>help.

Kelly

I'm glad you are recovering well from such an awful ordeal. Cervical polyps are pretty common and often cause some mild spotting in pregnancy. They rarely lead to infection or miscarriage if left alone (more problems probably occur if we try to take them off). Where cultures done when you were in the hospital, and if so, what did they show?

With the negative tests for blood clotting problems, your chances for a miscarriage due to antiphospholipid syndrom are low; however, with the history of developing blood clots during pregnancy, I'd put you on low dose aspirin and heparin the next time around.

Best of luck.

-- Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.

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