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While pregnant i was having lower left abdominal pains that felt the same as my labour pains starting at 7 wks. what are possible causes?

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Braxton-Hicks: Early labor contractions are called braxton-hicks and are not well orchestrated yet prior to "real" labor. It is as if the "conductor is rehearsing a performance" for later in the pregnancy.

Answered 3/5/2013

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