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| Ortho Novum 777 | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Ok, still a little confused? so i skip the last week of placebo pills and start a new pack ...
A: Start taking the pack of pills. Take 1 through 21. Then start a brand new pack the next day instead ...
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| Condom Broke | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am recently married and 22. Me and my husband were having sex last night and as he was ejaculating ...
A: If your last period started on September 13, you would not hve ovulated untiol September 26 and ...
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| Ortho Novum 777 | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I just switched over to Ortho Novum 777. I am getting married Nov 13th and going on my honeymoon 10 ...
A: Yes. In order to avoid getting your period, merely take the first 21 days of the active pills and ...
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| Cramps but no period | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 27 years old, no kids but married. I am not on any birth control nor using any means of bc. My ...
A: It is common to have cramping throughout pregnancy. If you had sex around the time of ovulation, and ...
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| Contractions that go nowhere! | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30, this is my second child and I'm due 10/3. For about two weeks now, I've been having ...
A: Eventually you will start having contractions that come every 6 minutes and do not stop. You have ...
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| Pregnancy test | 9/26/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 19 with no children so far. My last period was September 23. I am late now, but I took a ...
A: You said that your loast period was September 23. Therefore, you have not missed any period and are ...
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| pregancy signs | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: is it possible when having morning sickness it can start as early as 2 weeks? along with nausia, can ...
A: Symptoms of pregnancy (nauea, fatigue, dizziness, breast tenderness) can start within hours of ...
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| Is it possible to have a 10 month pregnancy? | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I was asked a question by someone, asking "is it possible to have a 10 month pregnancy?". I didn't ...
A: A normal pregnancy is 40 weeks (from the first day of the last menstrual cycle). That is 10 lunar ...
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| hcg level 13dpo | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Age: 26, Child: 1 daughter 12 months old I had an IUI done on 9/7/05 and I had many follicles at ...
A: An HCG value of 160 is very low. If you had the IUI perormed on September 7, it is quite early. The ...
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| TOXOPLASMOSIS&RUBELLA | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 26 years old, and have just had a lab test for toxoplasmosis & rubella. The test results came ...
A: The results show that you are immune to Rubella and that you have been exposed to Toxoplasmosis in ...
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| Vaginal bleeding | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 32 year old mother with a 2 year old and a 10 year old. For the past 3 months about 13-17 ...
A: The bleeding that you have had for the last three months between cycle day #13-17 is "mid cycle ...
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| 9 weeks preggo, and vanishing symptoms | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Is it too early to have my pregnancy symptoms start to vanish? At 6 weeks along, I started to get ...
A: Although morning sickness can remain a problem until 15 weeks of pregnancy, it is quite common for ...
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| was this ever a pregnancy | 9/25/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 27 years old, I have had 3 children and my LMP was sept 15,2005. Ok before I start, I had my ...
A: I doubt that your tubs have reconnected. If the blood test showed a value of less than 5, you are ...
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| Labor question | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 22 years old. I have one other child this is my 2nd pregnancy and 2nd baby. My last menstural ...
A: When you start to have contractions every 6-8 minutes (from the start of one to the start of the ...
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| 2 periods in one month | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: ..i am 37 years old and i got my period on september 1st and bled for about 4 days...then i started ...
A: A cycle is considered normal if there are 21-35 days from the beginning of one period to the ...
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| pregnancy and bacterial vaginosis and uti | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Last month I went into the OB for a check up. When my Pap smear came back it was positive for ...
A: Flagyl suppositories are safe for use during pregnancy, as are Ampicillin, and duphaston. However, I ...
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| Non doubling betas and repeat miscarriage? | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 27 years old... and have been pregnant 3 times... none of which has managed to last longer than ...
A: Miscarriage occurs in 15-20% of every pregnancy. It is doubtful that you will find out the cause for ...
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| PAIN DURING THIRD TRIMESTER | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: This is my fourth pregnancy, one missed , two chlidren delivered vaginal births, lst mens 28/01/05, ...
A: It is common at 34 weeks gestation to start having irregular contractions at the fundus (top) of the ...
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| Tampons after 6-week checkup? | 9/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 31 years old and just had my 3rd baby by c-section on August 3rd (7 weeks ago.) I started taking ...
A: If you believe there is a blockage of some sort in your vagina since the cesarean section, you ...
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| Early hCG levels | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 34-year-old mother to a 3-year-old daughter. My husband and I had a miscarriage a year ago ...
A: The best time to take a pregnancy test (HCG) is seven days after missing your period (or 21 dpo). ...
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| IUD removal during pregnancy | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 34 years old. I have 3 children, and my last period was around 8/22/05. I had an IUD in for ...
A: Most of the time, when we remove an IUD in a pregnant woman, she does not miscarry (although it is, ...
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| Breach Births | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I have a due date of Dec. 7, 2005 and was told there is a chance my son could be born breach, is ...
A: A sonogram can show the position of the baby at this time. If you are due on December 7, you are now ...
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| Subchoronic Hematoma | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30, and have 3 other children. Those births were all normal, and full term. My last menstral ...
A: Usually, a subchorionic hamatoma does not involve the fetus and does not cause any harm to the ...
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| Regarding hcg level | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 23 Year old woman my menstural periods generally shift though the actual date lies between ...
A: I don't think you understood my answer. You claim that your HCG result was 3.24. That is a NEGATIVE ...
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| baby not moving much | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: At my 28 wk appointment, my ob asked me if I'd been feeling at least 10 kicks per hour after a meal. ...
A: At 30 weeks gestation, you should feel some fetal movement throughout the day. There are sleep/wake ...
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| Regarding hcg level | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 23 Year old woman my menstural periods generally shift though the actual date lies between ...
A: An HCG result of less than 5 is a negative pregnancy test. If your last period started on August 16, ...
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| weaker positive pregnancy test | 9/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 26 yrs. i do not have any children yet. i m married for 3 yrs 4 months now. my problem is i had ...
A: In order to be considered positive, both lines on the pregnancy test should be dark and bold. A ...
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| Late Period | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I went off of the pill in early December 2004. I didn't a period for about 7 months. My ob/gyn ...
A: You have some hormonal imbalance. YOu are not pregnant since a pregnancy test was negative. Since ...
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| HCG level after a D&C | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 35, and have 2 children. I had a miscarriage on 6-5-05. I found out I was pregnant again ...
A: After a miscarriage, your pregnancy test will remainpositive for up to 10 weks. It would be silly to ...
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| Pregnancy | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 26 yrs old, and have 2 children(6 & 2) My last period was August 6, and I have tested negative ...
A: A pregnancy test would show a positive result if you were pregnant in your uterus or if it was an ...
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| Am i close to labor | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 20 and i am having a girl,this will be my first child. I have already dropped and i am ...
A: When you start to feel contractions at the level of your belly button, that occur every 3 mintues ...
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| Pregnancy With Kidney Failure | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 24 year old, with a 7yr. old daughter and a 5yr. old daughter. I am currently pregnant(7-8 ...
A: Your baby will not be affected by the fact that the father has kidney failure and is on dialysis. ...
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| Bacterial Vaginosis | 9/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Can your body get of bacterial vaginosis on its own or is medication always required? Besides ...
A: If you do not treat bacterial vaginosis, there can be an "ascending" infection that can damage your ...
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| Induction-Is there a more natural way? | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30, pregnant with my second child. Today I am 38 weeks 2 days. I am scheduled for an ...
A: Usually, when I have a patient who is a gestational diabetic, I allow her to reach her due date, but ...
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| Had period, on pill, yet scared of pregnancy | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I think I may be pregnant even though I doubt that it could happen. I am almost 18 years old and I ...
A: If you are taking the birth control pills (even if you occasionally take them late), it is highly ...
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| Abnormally long period | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: 25 yrs old, no children ( 1 miscarriage), still on my period (14th day). I am concerned b/c my ...
A: A period is considered normal if it does not last longer than 14 days at a time. If your period has ...
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| weight loss during first trimester | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 27, have no children (yet), and my last menstrual period was on Aug 21, so I am only almost 5 ...
A: You will probably gain around 30 lbs during the pregnancy. However, it is normal during the first ...
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| High bHCG and PG levels | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 34 years old, with one child (age 2 - normal pregnancy), and my LMP was Aug. 5, 2005. I had a ...
A: Although your risk for another molar pregnancy is higher than the general population merely because ...
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| PCOS and endometrial hyperplasia | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30 years and have no children. My last menstrual bleeding occured from July 26-Sept. 18. I ...
A: If you have been bleeding since July 26, your doctor should be notified. If a D&C has not helped ...
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| About My Period | 9/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: 2005 and i was told that i ovulated September 14-17,2005 and i had sex on the 17 but i was told that ...
A: A normal cycle is every 28 days (from the first day of your period until the first day of your next ...
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