July 17, 2007
I have had 9 miscarriages, and last year, when I chanced RE's, he did a hysteoscopy(sp?) and found a full septum in my uterus. I was able to concieve after wards but unfortunatly in feb of this last year lost the baby at three months due to trisomy 21. (I saw a genetic councler and was told this was just a "bad egg" and that futere risks of this is >0.50%) My question is, I have always went strait to my ob when I found out i was pregnant and this time I am to go through my Re for the first 12wks. What can I expect to be diffrent with them and wht kind of test will they be dong on me?
July 17, 2007
Most REs generally do a slough of blood tests to make sure everything is Ok, from figuring out whether you're predisposed to blood clotting, finding different antibodies, antiphospholipid syndrome, diseases, or even at times some may check immunological causes which may contribute to miscarriages.
Sometimes, REs will place patients on Progesterone throughout their first trimester, and may titrate the dose accordingly along with any other treatments that may be required for you to keep your pregnancy. Most of all, REs usually have a smaller volume of patients and can guide you by spending a little more time with you