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| pregnancy and d&c | 10/14/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 20 years old and have had a miscarraige.my last period was july 6th 05. I had to have a D&C the ...
A: If you miscarried and had a D&C on July 6, the earliest you could have ovulated again would have ...
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| Hi, what do you think the... | 10/14/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: what do you think the chances are in getting pregnant with using spermicide and the withdraw method ...
A: Spermicidals are 90% effective in preventing pregnancy. That means that 10 women out of 100 will get ...
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| induction | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 24, have two kids and one due on October 30. For the last two weeks I have had to have an ...
A: You are now 37 weeks 4 days pragnant. If you have a low amniotic fluid index, it is dangerous for ...
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| is it labor pains | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i was in the hospital 2 days ago for contractions and was 3-4 70 -1 and i am still having little ...
A: If this is your first pregnancy, you should go to the hospital when you start having contractions at ...
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| Brown spotting before period | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 30 years old and TTC. For the last months I've been spotting brown for about 3 days beginning my ...
A: It is very common to have some spotting a few days prior to starting a normal menstrual blood flow. ...
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| hcg levels after miscarriage | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i am 26 years old and have 1 child. lmp - 5/7/05 i miscarried nearly a month ago and my doctor has ...
A: Usually, after a miscarriage (or pregnancy), HCG values will halve every 48 hours. We usually ...
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| csection and rapid heartbeat | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: age 33 2 children lmp july 21 I am currently pregnant with my 3rd child. Every time I have my ...
A: If you have an episode of tachycardia immediately following the administration of a spinal ...
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| Implantation Bleeding? | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: my last period was on 30th august i have irregular periods, last week on the 2nd october i started ...
A: If you have not had a period since August 30, you should take a pregnancy test to see if you are ...
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| Spotting after intercourse | 10/13/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 11 weeks and 3 days pregnant. After intercourse a few nights ago, I had two tiny little pinkish ...
A: It is very normal and common to have occasional spotting during pregnancy, especially just after ...
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| Pregnancy | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i'm 20 years old female with one two years old son. My periods are very regular (every 28 days) but ...
A: If you recently stopped the patch in June, you may merely have some hormonal imbalance. If all the ...
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| Exercise in pregnancy | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 27 years old. My weight is 156lbs. This is my first pregnancy.My first day of last menstrual ...
A: You can continue exercising regularly while you are pregnant. Avoid heavy aerobics as it shunts ...
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| Another pregnancy after C-section | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Seven weeks ago I lost my baby to vasa previa. I was 34 weeks pregnant. Sienna was born by emergency ...
A: Usually, your body will be back to normal by your six week post-op checkup. You should start getting ...
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| Pregnant on the Pill? | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 25, no children, and first day of last period was 9/20/05. I am currently taking Ovcon 35 and ...
A: If you became pregnant while taking the pill (less than 0.1%) you would miss your period and the ...
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| High Heart Rate While Exercising | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport, Thank you once again for your prompt reply to my last question. I have another ...
A: Your heartrate is not higher while exercising during pregnancy than it is while exercising when not ...
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| early labour signs? | 10/12/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Rappaport, I am currently 29wks +3days pregnant, edd Dec 24th. This is my second pregnancy (1st one ...
A: You will normally have occasional contractions throughout the pregnancy. These contractions may be ...
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| measuing 3 weeks ahead | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport, I am 27 and 17w2d pregnant with my first child. I am positive I ovulated on June ...
A: According to the first day of your last period, you are now 17 weeks pregnaant. Since the sonogram ...
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| What is my body doing? | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Today is the 11th of Oct.05 and my period has not showed up at all. There was two blood test ...
A: If two blood tests for pregnancy (Beta HCG) are negative (less than 5) you are definitely not ...
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| Progesterone Level | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 27 and have one 8 year old daughter. I found out I was pregnant on Sept 19th and my last ...
A: If your last period stgarted on August 15, on October 6 you should have been 7 weeks 2 days. If the ...
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| Pregnancy | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My age is 22. No children yet. Can't remember for sure but the ending of last month was my last ...
A: Whether or not you have PCOS, ovulation usually occurs around 14 days after the first day of your ...
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| PREGNANCY | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I AM 26 I HAVE A 4 1/2 MONTH OLD AND THE 1ST DAY OF MY LAST PERIOD WAS SEPT. 6. 2005. I DID NOT GET ...
A: If your last period started on September 6, and you normally have a 28 day cycle (from the first day ...
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| Incompetent cervix | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am really confused. Today I went to the gynae and she told me I have a small cervix and my cervix ...
A: Nowadays, we only use the McDonald cervical cerclage (the type that you had placed). In the past (20 ...
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| Questions | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: In a nutshell...I've been trying to get pregnant for six months. I started BBT charting. I started ...
A: From your description, it appears that you have a normal 30 day cycle (from the first day of your ...
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| Confused about Symptoms | 10/11/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 25 years old I have one child, one pregnancy terminated at 9 weeks, Me and my husband have been ...
A: Pregnancy symptoms (brest tenderness, fatigue, nausea) can occur immediately when you conceive. ...
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| Implantation Bleeding | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I have never had any children before and my last period that I know of for sure is on september 4, ...
A: If your last period started on September 4, then the earliest you could have ovulated would have ...
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| High Heart Rate While Exercising | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport, Thank you once again for your prompt reply to my last question. I have another ...
A: It is not wise to allow your heartrate to get so high. If you start running and your heartrate goes ...
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| negative pregnancy test, but no period | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i am 27 years old. the first day of my last menstrual period was september 2, 2005. i was due to ...
A: If two urine pregnancy tests as well as a blood test for pregnancy showed negative results a week ...
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| measuing 3 weeks ahead | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport, I am 27 and 17w2d pregnant with my first child. I am positive I ovulated on June ...
A: If you ovulated on June 25, then your last period probably started on June 12 Therefore, you are now ...
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| Bleeding? | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Im 21 years old i have a child already a little girl who is 11months, my last proper period was on ...
A: If you did get your period on October 2 (even if it was light) you probably are not pregnant. If you ...
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| Sulfa &BCP,pregnancy possability? | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 22y/o mostly healthy female.I have been taking othro-tri-cyclen-lo as prescribed for a couple ...
A: It is unlikely that you would become pregnant if you had not stopped the pills. Bactrim does not ...
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| Brownish-Red vaginal discharge | 10/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 20yrs old. I have no children and the first day of my last period was 13 days ago. Two days ago ...
A: A reddish-brown discharge is often seen at mid cycle and is called "mittelshmerz". This occurs ...
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| labour | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 40 weeks. 2 days ago I though I was in labour but after spending 7hrs at the hospital they ...
A: It is sometimes difficult to know when you are in true labor. Usually, when you start to have ...
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| Sonogram picture? | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I had a sonogram picture at 12 weeks... and got to see the baby and the heartbeat ect.. My question ...
A: At 12 weeks gestation (and for most of the pregnancy) the baby's head is much, much larger than the ...
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| perineum discomfort | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Well I have a cut on my perineum and this happened the other night while having intercoarse. That ...
A: You may have a slight cut on your peerineum or it may be a fissure. YOu should let your gynecologist ...
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| pregant after ovalution? | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i had sex three times and my hubby came inside. i am due for my period in 6 days couldi be pregant?i ...
A: When was the first day of your last period? If you normally have a 28 day cycle (from the first day ...
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| pregnant or not? | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: im 19 years old and i expected to have me period start on sept.28th at least my july and august ...
A: When was the date of the first day of your last period? (not when you expected your period to ...
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| Spotting w/ SCH | 10/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Rappaport: I am a 27-year-old mother of an 18 month old. I am currently somewhere between 8 & 9 ...
A: It is common to have a subchorionic hematoma that develops within the folds of the developing ...
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| Pregnant w/ pill | 10/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Im a 24 years old and have been with my boyfriend for 4 years. I am on the pill. My last perios was ...
A: If your last period started on August 31, and you started your pills 10 days late, you probably ...
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| locia after birth | 10/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: This question is for my daughter. She is 22, having had her first child Sept.1,2005. She tore ...
A: Usually, a woman will continue to bleed up to 6 weeks after delivery of the baby. The color and ...
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| Bleeding while pregnant | 10/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 22 years old and I am pregnant with my first child. My last normal menstrual period was in the ...
A: Unless you are bleeding very, very heavily, with cramps, you do not have to go to the ER. It is ...
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| surprise mom at 44, beta questions? | 10/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i am 44 y/o (went through 2 failed ivf, ended up pregnant on my own) with a beautiful,healthy ...
A: If your last period started on September 2, the best time to take a pregnancy test is seven days ...
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