Dr. James Marquardt

Currently Medical Director of The Womans Center, an ob-gyn collaborative practice with Certified Nurse Midwives and OB-GYN MDs,. This practice is part of the Bon Secours Medical Group at St. Francis Medical Center in Richmond, VA. Prior to this, I was Medical Director of South Shore Midwifery and OB-GYN in South Weymouth and Hanover, MA. 20 + yrs of private ob-gyn practice at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, MA. Board Certified and Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Dr. James Marquardt
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Obstetrics & Gynecology

Midlothian, VA

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Midlothian , VA 23114

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Dr. James Marquardt answered:

How long after an abortion should I get my period? In brief: 4-8 weeks

If your periods were regular before the procedure, you period may return anytime between 4-8 weeks after. The average time is probably 5-6 weeks after procedure.

More than eight weeks would be abnormal, and it would be very important to do a pregnancy test

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Is light cramping normal during your first trimester. Its not a bad cramp its very light it last up to 5 or 10 seconds and its gone? In brief: Yes

These are commonly called "growing pains" and are very common in the first trimester of pregnancy

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Had mod.cervical displasia removed about 10 years ago with laser ablation surgery. Normal paps before and after. Had hpv tests past 5 years and they have always been negative. Chances for displasia to reoccur? Can stress/poor sleep make it return In brief: Yes it may return if

The only way to have dysplasia reoccur is if you become exposed to the HPV virus.

Cervical dysplasia is caused by sexually transmitted HPV virus. Once you are treated and paps are normal and HPV tests are normal, then you cannot develop cervical dysplasia unless a new exposure occurs. Using condoms will prevent this. Stress or fatigue cannot make it return unless HPV is already present ...See more

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I am 40 and am very regular. Not possible that I am pregnant, took my last birth control pill, start cramping, never got period. 2 weeks late.? In brief: May be due to BC pil

Everyone should be very regular while taking birth control pills.

You can only say you are not pregnant if you have NOT been sexually active. If this is true, then not having a period during the placebo week (sugar pills) can be due to a thin uterine lining made by the pill. If you have been sexually active at all, then you need to take a pregnancy test. ...See more

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I have my period 10 days earlier than expected and I still have a week worth of oral contraceptives. Is this normal? In brief: No

This is called breakthrough bleeding.

It does happen occasionally on oral contraceptive pills. It happens more often when you have been on the pill for a longer period of time, or if you miss more than one day of taking the pill. ...See more

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Does skipping placebo pills to skip a period & starting a new pack of BC lower effectiveness of the pill? No pills missed. Just skipped placebos. In brief: No

No, it does not. In fact some methods of using birth control pills rely on skipping the placebo pills for two packs in a row and then taking them for the third.

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Pain in my abdomen that i thought was period pain is gettin so intense that i can't move when it gets bad, its on my left side. What could it be? In brief: Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a female condition where very tiny tissue is present inside your pelvis (abdomen).

when you period comes, the tissue implants have tiny amounts of bleeding that causes pain. This condition usually occurs within a week of your period and goes away after your period. I would encourage you to see a gyn doctor about this. ...See more

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Missed my period for two months. Tests say i'm not pregnant, but increase in hunger and lack of my period lead me to believe otherwise. Help? In brief: See below

A recent pregnancy test (urine), within one week of not having a period, means you are not pregnant.

There are MANY reasons for missing a period, and they all have to do with the fact that you are not ovulating, that is not developing and releasing an egg from your ovaries. ...See more

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Is a pregnancy test first thing in the morning 3 weeks after sex pretty accurate? My period is due in 3 days. In brief: There is more to it

A urine pregnancy test is accurate in relation to ovulation and conception in any particular menstrual cycle.

If you know when ovulation (and sex) occurred, the pregnancy test can be positive in as little as 10 days after that. For someone who has a Regular, every 4 week period, a pregnancy test will be accurate around the time of the expected period ...See more

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Midwife missed my anti d injection in previous prg I didn't know I was RH-What are the side effects with this pregnancy? Will baby and me be ok? In brief: It depends

To answer your question, you will need to get a blood test called an ANTIBODY SCREEN.

If there are no Rh antibodies seen in this test, then missing the anti-D injection last time did not cause any harm. There will be no side effects and you and the baby will be fine. If there are antibodies present, then the baby is at risk and you will need to be followed by a high risk ob specialist. ...See more

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