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is back pain a symptom of placenta accreta
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nicholas Fogelson answered
Specializes in Gynecology
Only at delivery: There are no symptoms during the pregnancy. Accreta presents with a placenta that will not detach after the infant is born. If the placenta is manua ... Read More
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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered
26 years experience Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Vaginal bleeding.: Placenta accreta is a post-hoc diagnosis made after autopsy (if you are unlucky and it was undiagnosed until delivery), or after pathological examinat ... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. R. Wayne Inzer answered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
No: The concern is for mother. After the baby is born, difficulty with separation and removal of the placenta can result in excess bleeding, a hysterecto ... Read More
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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered
26 years experience Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Yes - prematurity,: Placenta previa/accreta typically leads to preterm contractions and rupture of membranes requiring delivery before 37 weeks. Thus, the minor risk is f ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lyndon Taylor answered
43 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Placenta accreta: A previously undiagnosed placenta accrete may be diagnosed at the time of a cesarean section. This would occur when the OB is trying to remove the pl ... Read More
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ralph Boling answered
39 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abnormal: Placenta actually attaches invasively to the uterine muscle rather than the uterine lining as it should.
May not be able to be separated when the bab ... Read More
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Wayne Ingram answered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Very definitely: Unfortunately, placenta accreta is often diagnosed at the time post delivery when a cotyledon(plug) of placenta is missing or the placenta itself does ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arnold Friedman answered
46 years experience Radiology
Yes: Sometimes it is superior to sonography for this diagnosis.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Different things: These are distinctly different things. A subchorionic hematoma is a collection of blood in the layer between the membranes and the placenta. It is typ ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ron Eaker answered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Don't know: We don't know all the causes, but we know certain folks are at increased risk, such as having multiple c-sections and placenta previa.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Miguel Cano answered
30 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ultrasound & MRI: An accreta is a more dangerous form of placental abnormality and ultrasound isn't very accurate although it can show signs that concern us. Especially ... Read More
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kathryn Mercer answered
34 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Uterine scarring: Women with a history of fibroid surgery or previous ceasarean whose placenta implants on scar tissue have a small, but present potential for the place ... Read More
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