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| Pregnancy beta hcg levels | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I have another question. I went to the doctor today after seeing brown blood since 10/20/05 I had my ...
A: Even though there should be a doubling of the HCG results every 48 hours, it still may be a viable ...
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| hCG levels and pregnancy | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport: I am 36 years old, I have 2 biological children (4 adopted) and my LMP was 8/29, but ...
A: It is certainly not a good sign when HCG values drop. However, if a sonogram shoed a viable ...
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| Spotting/Bleeding | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I have not had intercourse for over one month now. I will definitely go get a sonogram on my next ...
A: If you are 30 weeks pregnant and are having spotting, you should be checked for preterm labor. There ...
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| Ectopic Pregnancy | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 28 years old with zero children. I have never had a miscarriage, nor have I had an abortion. ...
A: Your HCG values appear to be dropping normally. You should continue having them tested until you get ...
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| pregnant | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: my name is tineka, and i am 19, i had a son but he was a still-born, and the date of my last ...
A: If you did get your period on October 12, you are not pregnant. If you have any doubts at to whether ...
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| I am 22 years with no children.... | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 22 years with no children. I started my period on 10/23/05 and it is still going on now. I have ...
A: If you have such heavy periods , or if you bleed througout the month, you should be evaluated and ...
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| Blood thinners and pregnancy | 10/24/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport: I am a 32-year-old mother of 3 (11, 4, 17 months) and I am currently pregnant. I ...
A: As you know, DVT is a serious condition. HOwever, as long as you maintain your status, you should be ...
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| Missed Periods | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I haven't had a period sine june 4th 2005 and this isn't normal for me. I have been experianceing ...
A: You probably have some hormonal imbalance after the miscarriage. Call your doctor and inform the ...
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| birth control after pregnancy | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I think I read somewhere that women who are at higher risk for diabetes/heart disease can't take ...
A: If you are breastfeeding and take estrogen-containing birth control pills, there is a tendency to ...
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| baby's lung development | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Is it true that babies' lungs develop slower in women with problems like gestational diabetes? If ...
A: Usually, fetal lung development is the last organ to mature. However, after 36 weeks, the lungs ...
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| Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 32 yrs old, pregnant with my 1st child (currently 11 weeks). I have been taking a multivit ...
A: As long as you are taking the lower dose of vitamin A, you are safe. Vitamin A is in all prenatal ...
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| No period for 7 mths | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 29 yrs old. I had a miscarriage on Nov 13/04. It was my first pregnancy. I had a normal ...
A: The miscarriage did not cause you to have irregular periods. You did get your period in January, ...
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| Subchorinic Bleeding | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Age 30/ 14 weeks pregnant I read a response you wrote to a concerned mother about a subchorinic ...
A: Most women with threatened miscarriages due to subchorionic bleeding do not miscarry and the ...
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| Mucus plug | 10/23/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I lost my mucus plug at 12:30 saturday morning since then I have been having contractions 8-9 ...
A: Which pregnancy is this for you? If this is your first pregnancy, we usually wait until you have ...
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| When to test my progesterone level? | 10/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30 years old, no children and my LMP was Oct. 1st. My husband and I have been trying to get ...
A: The time of the cycle that you get a progesterone level is not critical. If your progesterone levels ...
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| Seeing a perinatologist | 10/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: After passing the first time, I was re-tested for gestational diabetes this week (34 weeks), and ...
A: A perinatologist is a specialist in fetal-maternal medicine. Hw is a "high risk" doctor for pregnant ...
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| strep and delivery | 10/22/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: this is for my 25 yr old daughter, She is pregnant due 10-25 and has been told she has a strep ...
A: If she is allergic to penicicillin, they will use something else (erythromycin, etc). They will ...
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| Hernia in pregnancy | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 21 weeks pregnant and have just been diagnosed with an umbilical hernia. My OB seemed to think ...
A: If you are not having any pain or discomfort at the present time, you can delay repair of the hernia ...
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| 4 + HPT and 1 negative blood test and still no Period | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: age 36, 1 child, and 9/12/05 is first day of last period. I am 15 days past ovulation(dpo), and on ...
A: There have been reports of positive urine pregnancy tests in the face of negative blood tests. I ...
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| Ovulation after Miscarriage/D&C | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: On October 20th, we discovered through ultrasound that I was indeed beginning a miscarriage and that ...
A: Usually, you will ovulate around 14 days after the D&C. We suggest that you wait for a normal period ...
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| Medicine | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: What medicine is ok to take for a cold when you are pregnant?
A: During pregnancy, if you have a cold, you can take Sudafed for stuffy or running nose, you can take ...
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| no heartbeat on US | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I sent you a question yesterday about being 10 weeks and not seeing a hertbeat on US. Thank you for ...
A: A sonogram (unlike an x-ray) is not dependent on the position of the baby to see a heartbeat. If you ...
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| low progestrone | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 30 years old and six weeks pregnant with my second child. I went to my first doctor's ...
A: Sometimes, woman with low progesterone will miscarry. Progesterone is the hormone that maintains the ...
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| Uterus out of normal position | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 44, have had three children vaginally, and now have problematic uterine fibroids that are ...
A: I don't know how large your fibroids are, or where in the uterus they are located. However, it is ...
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| thin uterus after c-sections | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: ------------------------- WOW! So you don't believe the risk of spontaneous rupture (rupture that ...
A: The risk of rupture of the uterus after cesarean section is 1% not 40% even if the wall was found to ...
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| Unsure of something | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Could you please tell me if there is anything I could take to regulate my periods to make detecting ...
A: Unless you start having regular cycles (between 21-35 days in length) it will be difficult to ...
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| Ultrasound to see any problems | 10/21/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I had a reply from you yesterday regarding me and my partner trying for a child for a while with no ...
A: An ultrasound will not show problems with your tubes. In order to see if your tubes are patent ...
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| period during pregnancy | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 21, I have one 2 year old child and I just ended a period that started on October 16th. The ...
A: If you had a period on October 16, you are not pregnant. However, if it was not a period, but merely ...
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| ovulation | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Iam 23 years old, with one child, a 2 year old. we are trying for number two and have been off the ...
A: If you are getting your period every month, regularly, you are most likely ovulating. Sometimes you ...
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| thin uterus after c-sections | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am a 35 year old woman in very good health. I have had 3 c-sections due to the size of my ...
A: The risk of rupture of a uterus following one cesarean section is 1%. This is due to the integrity ...
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| No fetal heartbeat on ultrasound | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 36yo and this is my first pregnancy. My LMP started on 7/21/05 but my cycles are very ...
A: After 6 weeks (from the first day of your last period) we usually see a fetus and a fetal heartbeat ...
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| menstrual cycle length change | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Rappaport, I am 27 with no children, and the first day of my last period was 35 days ago (but I am ...
A: A cycle is considered normal if it is 21-35 days (from the start of one period to the start of the ...
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| Low hCG levels | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Jennifer 28 years old No children/first ttc LMP September 12 Cycle range 28-40 days I took two home ...
A: It is doubtful that you are pregnant if the Beta HCG is less than 5. YOu may have miscarried or it ...
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| 16 weeks along | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Dr. Rappaport, I am 16 weeks and 1 day along and I felt my baby kicking around 12 weeks, this is my ...
A: Normally, the baby does not start kicking until around 20 weeks gestational age. What you were ...
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| Unsure of something | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: Im not sure if you're even the right person I need to tak to but I'll tell you my situation and if ...
A: If you were treated for the Chlamydia, it should pose no problem at this time. Since you have such ...
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| Contraceptive Pills | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My doctor has advised FEMILION Oral Contraceptive Pills for regularizing my periods (and not as a ...
A: If you are not taking any pills at this time, and you have a normal 28 day cycle (from the first day ...
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| Chemical pregnancy or not?? | 10/20/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My last period started Sept 18th.On oct 9th I took a HPT and it was faint pos.Between Oct 9th-14th I ...
A: If your last period started on September 18, you probably ovulated on October 1. Therefore, you ...
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| wondering | 10/19/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: and i have no children, i had my period on sept. 12-17, and had unprotected sex since. my period ...
A: If your last period started on September 17, you probably ovulated around September 30 and could ...
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| LABOR INDUCTION | 10/19/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I AM A 28 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HAVE A 3YEAR OLD SON. THE FIRST DAY OF MY LMP WAS 2/10/05. I WAS ...
A: If yourlast period started on February 10, you are, indeed, due on November 17. If you do not ...
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| Pregnancy | 10/19/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My husband and I would like to have a baby. The first actual day of my period was Oct.3rd, but on ...
A: If your last period started on October 3, you probably ovulated around October 16 aand could have ...
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