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Ovidrel injection taken 3/28/14. pain/redness/hardness at injection site started/noticed 3/31/14. is this normal? will it go away? if yes, when?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Odd: Sounds more like either a local reaction to the med or an infection from the technique. Would use warm compresses to area (or heating pad on low) and have it checked by your fertility-doctor.

Answered 4/4/2014

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