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| 20 week scan finds cyst. | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My 20yr old daughter had her 20 week scan today. The scan revealed a cyst approx 1" in length ...
A: I can't comment from your description. Find out exactly where the cyst was found. Certainly, a 1" ...
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| 7 weeks pregnant and heart beat is too low | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 29 years old and I have one son who is 3 years old. The fist day of my last menstrual period ...
A: Usually, when the fetal heartbeat keeps dropping below the normal heartbeat of 120/min, it is not a ...
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| Mucous plug loss at 16w2d | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I just lost "some" of my mucous plug this AM. No bloody show just yellowish jelly like mucous. I am ...
A: It is quite common to have occasional mucusy discharge from the vagina throughout your pregnancy. It ...
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| PCOS & TTC | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 37 years old. I don't have any children. I was diagnosised with pcos 19 years ago. At the time ...
A: If you are ovulating, you should be able to conceive. If you have regular cycles, you probably are, ...
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| Luteal Phase defect? | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I recently had an endometrial biopsy performed and it came back as 5-8 days post ovulation... 3 ...
A: Did you have a progesterone level performed? If you have a low progesterone level, that can explain ...
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| spotting 2-3 days after ovulation | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 8 months now. This month I ovulated on or ...
A: The spotting certainly coud be due to ovulatory bleeding or "mittelshmerz". This is commonly seen in ...
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| fetal heartbeat/missed miscarriage | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 32 & it was believed that I was 8 weeks pregnant (with my 1st pregnancy) at my first pre-natal ...
A: If your last period started on September 1, then you should now be 10 weeks gestational age. Up to ...
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| bleeding while pregnant | 11/10/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am about 7 weeks pregnant and two weeks ago I was spotting for 2 days and then it stopped. They ...
A: AT your stage of pregnancy, often there is a sequestration of blood in the folds of the placenta ...
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| ovulation after D&C | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 26. I have 1 living child. My LMP was 8/28/05. I had a D&C 2 weeks and 2days ago for an ...
A: It takes around 10 weeks for your HCG levels to completely drop to below 5 (negative). If your ...
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| how long it takes to give birth | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 23 my name is adam Krulicki, I am obviously not pregnant but I'm doing a documentary on giving ...
A: There is no way to predict how long labor will last, whether it is the first pregnancy or the 25th ...
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| trying to concieve | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: achieve pregnancy for two monthes. I am on my third round now and did a shot of HCG along with an ...
A: Your factors appear within normal limits and you certainly have a good chance of conceiving. You ...
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| TTC'ing and medicine | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am ttcing and I O'd Nov 6th.I have a really wollen gland in my neck and it hurts into my ear.Last ...
A: Both Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and Tylenol are safe for use during pregnancy. We use Benadryl as a ...
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| Colposcopy | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 24 years old. I have no children. The first day of my last period was October 20, 2005 I had ...
A: There is no reason to avoid intercourse prior to a colposcopy. However, since biopsies may be taken ...
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| Labor | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 38 1/2 weeks pregnant and had a doctor's appt on Monday. I was told that I was 1.5 cm dialated ...
A: If this is your first baby, we will consider you to be in labor when you start to have contractions ...
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| scans | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i was wondering if you can help me on my edd. i had my lmp on 17/03/2005 i have polycystic ovaries ...
A: If your last period started on March 17, and you have a 30 day cycle (from the first day of your ...
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| fingering | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I was messing around with this girl tonight. I was fingering her and she began to bleed. She isn't a ...
A: If your girl has heavy continuous bleeding following the introduction of your finger into her ...
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| ACNE AND BIRTH CONTROL | 11/9/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: 21 years old, 130lbs, 5.2' I have been having constant acne breakouts ever since I stopped using ...
A: I would switch to OrthoTriCyclen for birth control because it is known for reducing Acne. You can ...
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| Vaginal bleeding | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 22 I have 1 child the date of my last period was period was sept. 21 2005. I have been having ...
A: If your last period started on September 21, and you are, indeed, pregnant, you would now be almost ...
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| When did I conceieve? | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: During the month of September we broke up for about a week and within that week I had slept with ...
A: If your last period started on August 31, and you were ten days late in starting your pills, you ...
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| Cervical cell changes | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I had a LEEP done in September 2003, and a cone biopsy in August 2004. The results of the cone ...
A: There is no reason to suspect that the postpartum PAP smear will be abnormal, since you had four ...
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| Trying to have a baby | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: 25 yrs old, no children, last date of my menstrual period was 10-01-05 My husband and I are trying ...
A: If you have a normal 28 day cycle (from the first day of your period until the first day of your ...
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| EMERGENCY QUESTION pregnancy scare | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To doctor first of all thanx 4 quick reply.lets suppose the ...
A: The symptoms of pregnancy are nausea, fatigue, and breast tenderness (along with missing your ...
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| EMERGENCY QUESTION pregnancy scare | 11/8/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i am15yrs,1st day of LMP was2nd Octbut i am not sure wether that was period or implantation bleeding ...
A: It does not sound like you are pregnant. YOu have not missed your period and it did come at 27 days, ...
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| Ortho Evra | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: 27 - no kids. My last period began 10/21. I've been using Ortho Evra and last month, my period, ...
A: If you did not start a new patch after you got your period on October 21, you probably ovulated ...
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| Birthcontrol | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I stopped taking my brith control on the 30th of October when I got my period, I didnt take my ...
A: If your last period started on October 30, and you have not started a new pack of pills, you ...
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| Sister is bleeding and 2 months pregant | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My little sister is 15 with a 8 month old baby. she had an abortion back in june. she had a bith ...
A: I have no idea why she is still bleeding. I don't know how she could have become pregnant if she was ...
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| What to think? | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 31, 0 children, first day of LMP was 9/9/05. I wrote you a question last week & your answer ...
A: If your last period started on September 9, then you should now be 8 weeks pregnant. However, if a ...
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| how can this be | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I have had my tubes tied 7 years ago and I feel that I am pg can this happen?
A: If your tubes were correctly tied or cauterized, there is no way you can become pregnant. However, ...
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| 6 months pregnant | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 32 yrs of age and this is my first child. I had my menstrual on may 17th 2005. my question is ...
A: The risk of Down's syndrome in a woman of 32 years of age is one in 2700 pregnancies. At the age of ...
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| Labor and inductions | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 23, this is pregnancy # 4. I have 2 children at home. I lost a set of twins in 2003. 2-16-05 ...
A: If you are only dilated to 1-2 cm and only 60% effaced, you are not in labor. When you start to have ...
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| Freaking out about aspartame... | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: This past weekend I noticed that the light juice I was drinking has aspartame in it. I am 13 weeks ...
A: Aspartame (Nutrasweet) is perfectly safe for use during pregnancy as long as you are not allergic to ...
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| i know something is not right!!! | 11/7/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i asked a few weeks ago about a period that was black then red then black again and extremely light ...
A: If you have any doubt that the urine pregnancy test was correct, I would suggest taking a blood test ...
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| pregnancy test | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: took a pregnancy test at my dr. office. he said the test came back equirocal, he did a uterus exam, ...
A: Equivocal means that the test may be positive or negative, but the amount of HCG in your body is ...
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| Recurring bladder infection during pregnancy | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I am 29 years old and 27 weeks pregnant with my first child today. I have been fighting a bladder ...
A: If you have a urinary tract infection of some sort that is not responding to several courses of ...
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| pcos and then a D&C | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: i have PCOD and and concivedd used clomid and progesterone 28th july 2005 was my first day of my ...
A: I'm sorry you went through that. You should get a period within 4-6 weeks from the D&C and can start ...
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| Possible pregnancy while on Ortho-Novum | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I'm 30 years old, never been pregnant. I am currently on the Ortho Novum Ring. The Ring is supposed ...
A: I doubt that you are pregnant. If your last period started on October 23, the earliest you would ...
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| Pregnancy testing before Hysterectomy | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: ------------------------- At my last post op visit, he pulled out a report and told me he'd found ...
A: The uterus could have been large. YOu may have had some fibroids or just a large uterus. It is ...
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| could i be pregnant | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: I was on the pill called cerazzette but i stopped it on the 4/10 as i was spotting through most of ...
A: If you are late for your period, and are confused by your symptoms and the negative urine tests, I ...
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| hematoma in the uterus | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: My daughter is 10 weeks pregnant and at about 4 weeks she started to spot, we weren't too concerned ...
A: If the bleeding is caused by a subchorionic hematoma, it will not interfere with the baby and should ...
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| pregnancy and EC | 11/6/2005 | Lawrence Jay Rappaport M.D. |
Q: how long after unprotected sex till pregnancy occurs (sperm to egg), and are there any alternatives ...
A: Usually, the sperm will get to the egg (for fertilization) within a few minutes. Once fertilization ...
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