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I'm really worried about cauda equina syndrome or something wrong with my spine. i'm also 29 weeks pregnant and i have numbness in vaginal and back passage area. should i be worried.? i've been checked at my maternity hospital?
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At about 29-30 weeks of pregnancy, the fetal pressure on the lower spine alone can cause the symptoms described. If there is co-existing chronic back pain preceded the pregnancy, see a neurologist to rule out cauda equina syndrome.
Answered 4/7/2021
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