WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 1998: Re: Early miscarriage?

Re: Early miscarriage?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 23:40:05 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Christine wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>Husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 9 months. According
>to my BBT charting, I got a temperature rise 16 days ago with a
>sustained elevated temp. My breasts have been slightly sorer than prior
>to period. This afternoon I blew my nose really hard and started to get
>abdominal cramps (?coincidence)

Yes. 100% coincidence.

>The cramping has lasted about 4 hours
>(no bleeding)with most of the cramping occuring in the sides of the
>abdomen instead of the lower back like I usually get prior to menses.
>Don't ask me why but I attempted to check my cervix and got a small
>about of old blood (brown). ( Had painless brown spotting with my
>daughter until 8wks and was told it was implantation bleeding.)

Why can't it be implantation bleeding?

>Don't know if still cramping or if it is just my nervous stomach.
>Any chance that things could work out ?

Yes. It's always possible with the understanding that the mmiscarriage rate in humans is 20%. In the animal kingdom it's much higher.

>Could this be a progesterone
>problem? I know this is difficult to tell but I guess the desire to have
>a child makes me ask for reassurance of some kind.

Chris,

Anything is possible but you give no evidence of a progesterone problem.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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