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Re: tained piece of placenta

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:43:39 -0600 (CST)

At Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Jas wrote: >
>If no D&C is done for a very small retained piece of placenta after a
>2nd trimester loss and delivery what risk does this cause?

Sometimes nothing, sometimes bleeding, sometimes infection.

>Why would the
>Dr want to follow the betas for awhile?

IF they hit zero, it usually means the tissue was expelled or reabsorbed.

>I know to make sure the levels
>are coming down but is there any other reasons for this?

Answered above. 

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York


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