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Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 6 Feb 1998 20:33:09 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: sue: "Re: Indications of impending labour?" Previous message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: yeast infection causes abnormal pap smear" In reply to: Julie: "A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Next in thread: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Reply: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Reply: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" At Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Julie wrote: > >During my pregnancy last winter I was having what the doctor said was >Tatanic contractions...where the uterus is in danger of rupturing. What >exactly causes these? Tetanic contractions means the uterus keeps contracting without easing up and relaxing -- in other words, extra long, extra strong contractions. They are most often caused by medication like pitocin, although occasionally they will occur spontaneously, more often in an obstructed labor (baby too big for pelvis, for examople) Could it be caused by Uterine Didlephys? Maybe, if that lead to an obstructed labor. Will it >likely happen again? Depends on why it happened in the first place. If you were on pitocin when it happened, it will likely not happen again, but if pitocin is used again, it shuld be very closely monitored. Does it cause the uterus to become weaker? Not really. I know I >should have asked all of these questions at the time, but I had so much >going on in my pregnancy that I didn't want to know any more bad news. > >And also, I had a question on Uterine Didlephys answered by Ms. Lovely >and I had just a quick follow up question, she wrote 'I have personally >helped care for two woment through three prgnancies who have had nis >anatomic situation. All three were uncomplicated. While Preterm labor >is a recognized risk of your condition, the risk appears to get lower >with each subsequent pregnancy (kind of a "stretching out the uterus" >effect.)' Now, would it not be true in saying that my right uterus is >the only uterus that has been "stretched out" being that was the side I >carried my son. Yes. So where as if I was to get pregnant in the left side, >problems MAY be the same, if not worse? Possibly. > -- 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. Sorry, but private e-mails will not be answered. Next message: sue: "Re: Indications of impending labour?" Previous message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: yeast infection causes abnormal pap smear" In reply to: Julie: "A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Next in thread: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Reply: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question" Reply: Julie: "Re: A) What causes Tatanic (spelling) contractions B) follow-up question"

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