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Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Dr. Danae Steeleanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
End of 1st trimester: Cyclopia is very rare, but can probably be detected by the end of the 1st trimester using a good quality ultrasound.
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Yes: You can drink aloe vera water throughout pregnancy.
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Painless bleeding: The most common symptom of placenta previa is painless vaginal bleeding. If you suspect you might have a placenta previa, an ultrasound can tell you ... Read More
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MFMs: Maternal fetal medicine specialists usually perform cvs, although there are occasional doctors of other specialties who have been trained to do the pr... Read More
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No: This is simply not true at all.
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See a doctor: If your baby is moving she is probably ok, but if your stomach pain is bad, and it is not going away, go to your doctor's office or an emergency room ... Read More
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No: No ultrasound can diagnose all problems in a baby, and fetal heart ultrasounds can miss problems too. A good fetal echocardiogram should be able to d... Read More
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
Herbacide: Atrazine is an herbacide, used to kill weeds in farming. It breaks down very slowly so can get into the water supply, especially around farms and in ... Read More
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
Frequently fatal: Most babies with encephaloceles will die before birth, and many of those who survive to birth die after birth. If the encephalocele sac contains only... Read More
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
To avoid estrogen: Most birth control pills also contain estrogen but estrogen can decrease breast milk (for breast-feeding moms), increase blood pressure (for women who... Read More
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Incidence is rising: 20 years ago it would have been reported that about 1/10, 000 babies had gastroschisis. Now that risk may be as high as 3-4 in 10, 000 babies in some... Read More
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Yes and no: Having a family history of an autoimmune disorder (a parent or sibling with an autoimmune disease) increases a person's risk of developing one too, al... Read More
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Breastpump: Mothers of very premature babies usually start out using a breastpump, and freezing the breastmilk. Then, when the baby is doing well enough to start... Read More
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VBACs: Oh boy, i think vbacs at home are dangerous. If your uterus ruptured there would be little chance to get to a hospital fast enough to save your baby.... Read More
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My fiance is in the 5th week of pregnancy and began having a white, filmy discharge. is this normal?
Dr. Danae Steeleanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
Yes: It is normal to have more vaginal discharge in pregnancy, because of the change in hormones during pregnancy. If a discharge is itchy or fishy-smelli... Read More
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
Yes: Terbutaline can be used to stop contractions, but it is not terribly effective, and has some significant side effects so it is not being used very muc... Read More
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Rearrangement: A robertsonian translocation occurs when 2 chromosomes break and the longer pieces of both (which contain most of the important genetic material) fuse... Read More
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You can drive: There is no reason you can't drive yourself to and from your amniocentesis. It can be nice to have a friend or family member there to hold your hand,... Read More
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Pain and bleeding: The classic signs of an ectopic pregnancy are pelvic pain (usually worse on one side), and spotting in early pregnancy. If you suspect that you might... Read More
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Very uncommon: Luckily, dic is a very uncommon condition, because when it does happen it is extremely dangerous and can cause a person to bleed to death.
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Call your provider: If you are worried because your baby is moving a lot less than normal, call your doctor or midwife. S/he should be able to arrange for you to have a ... Read More
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No!: No! gestational diabetes goes away after your baby is delivered. Having gestational diabetes does increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes d... Read More
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Learning opportunity: Ok, i'm not a psychologist, but I do compete in sports. I look at losing as an opportunity to see what i need to work on. I think you can sometimes ... Read More
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Careful monitoring: If a baby is not growing well in the last few months of pregnancy, most of us will monitor growth with ultrasounds every 3-4 weeks, as well as using d... Read More
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None: Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is not thought to cause any birth defects.
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Not genetic: We don't know why anencephaly happens, but it is not genetic. It may be in part due to a mother not having enough Folic Acid in her diet.
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We don't know: We know that gastroschisis is more common in young mothers, and in mothers who smoke cigarettes. We also know that the rate of gastroschisis in babie... Read More
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We don't know: In most cases tetralogy of fallot is thought to be "multifactorial", meaning that there are possibly genes, and also environmental factors which might... Read More
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Over a VSD: The aorta is normally attached to the left ventricle and carries oxygenated blood to the body. In tetralogy of fallot, the aorta arises over a ventri... Read More
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Maybe: You could have had a very early miscarriage or you could just have had a late period. The only way to tell would be to do a blood pregnancy test, whi... Read More
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Yes!: Breastmilk is the easiest food for a premature baby to digest, and the mother of a premature baby will actually make milk that is even better for the ... Read More
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It varies: Typical signs are not menstruating, breast tenderness, and nausea and fatigue. Everyone is different though. If you think you might be pregnant, take... Read More
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Not really: Bleeding in early pregnancy is not normal, but it does happen sometimes. Bleeding can also be the first sign that a miscarriage is happening. You ca... Read More
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Problem with baby: Blood flow in the MCA (middle cerebral artery) may be abnormal if a baby is not getting enough oxygen, either because it has anemia so that it's blood... Read More
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Not bad: You have to have at least 2 abnormal values on a 3 hour glucose tolerance test in order to be diagnosed with gestational diabetes. However, having on... Read More
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An ultrasound: A fetal echocardiogram is just a detailed ultrasound of your baby's heart. The ultrasound will be done with the ultrasound transducer on your abdomen... Read More
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Not very.: The triple screen will detect about 70% of mothers carrying babies with down syndrome, but it is only a screening test and does not diagnose down synd... Read More
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No: There are now hundreds of recessive diseases for which prenatal testing is available, and more are being added all the time, but there are thousands o... Read More
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Depends: I assume you mean you got a donor egg? If you got your egg from a young woman your baby is probably not at increased risk of having down syndrome. H... Read More
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Depends on what kind: "birth defects" can mean something very minor, like a small hernia, or an extra finger, or something that we know will cause a baby to die, like anenc... Read More
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Before 37 weeks: 37 weeks of pregnancy and beyond is considered "full term". Even babies born between 37 and 39 weeks can have more problems with breathing and eating... Read More
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Getting more common: Gestational diabetes is reported to happen to 2-10% of pregnant women, but the incidence is increasing in the U.S. Because of the increasing obesity o... Read More
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Very dangerous: Dic is a very dangerous condition where a person's blood stops clotting normally and they can bleed to death very quickly. The cause of the dic has t... Read More
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You have antibodies: You do not have the rh protein on your red blood cells (you are rh negative), but at some point you were exposed to blood cells which do have that pro... Read More
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Same thing: A d&e (or "dilation and extraction") is basically very similar to a D&C ("dilation and curettage"), but is used to describe the procedure when it is d... Read More
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No: The ultrasonographer, or "tech" is not allowed to tell you the results of your exam, because they are not physicians. Sometimes a physician will give... Read More
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Probably not: The diagnosis of a rectovaginal fistula (or a hole between the rectum and the vagina) is usually made by pelvic exam. Ultrasound would not be helpful... Read More
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Yes: A fetal echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the fetal heart, done through the mother's abdomen.
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Usually normal: Most babies with choroid plexus cysts in the brain are normal, and almost all cysts go away by the end of the second trimester. But cysts can also be... Read More
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine 33 years experience
No: The ultrasonographer, or "tech" is not allowed to tell you the results of your exam, because they are not physicians. Sometimes a physician will give... Read More
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