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Placental abruption
A condition in which a pregnant woman's placenta prematurely separates from the uterus, causing bleeding.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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What is a placental abruption?
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What causes a placental abruption?
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How do you diagnose a placental abruption?
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What are the tests for placental abruption?
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Can I die from placental abruption if I ignore it?
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Can stretching to much cause a placental abruption?
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Would there be pain with minor placental abruption ?
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Please tell me what is the cause for placental abruption?
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How will placental abruption affect my health going forward?
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Can smoking cause a placental abruption?
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Can aeroplane cause placental abruption ?
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What type of trauma and severity causes a placental abruption?
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What are the odds of the baby surviving in a 90% placental abruption?
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What are the odds of the baby living after a 30% placental abruption?
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What are the odds of the baby living if there was a 90% placental abruption?
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A female asked:
Had a placental abruption but found no medical reason for it. Undergone tests as well but all were normal?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have pots, and lost my baby to placental abruption (which they think caused the pots) should I not try again? Better to adopt? Once pots gets better
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the treatment for placental abruption?
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Can running cause placental abruption?
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What is the best way to prevent a placental abruption?
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Can you tell me about pregnancy after placental abruption?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is there any relation between placental abruption and icsi ?
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What are the chances of prolapsed cord or placental abruption?
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Radiologists please answer. How do you diagnose placental abruption?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can progesterone defiency cause placental abruption ?
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Can placental abruption come back in a later pregnancy?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Does a placental abruption caused by trauma look the same as one Not caused by trauma on an ultrasound?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I had a full term stillbirth apparently caused by a very small placental abruption. What may have caused this? What are the chances of reoccurrence?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I lost a baby 2yrs ago at 39wks due to placental abruption now i'm scared to have a baby again even though they plan to take it at 36wk afe is my fear?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My baby was born 23weeks 3 days due to placental abruption from subchrionic hemorage- was it my body that did this? I refuse to get pregnant again. Guilt
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