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Placenta accreta
Placenta accreta is a condition where the placenta is attached too deeply to the wall of the uterus, making it more difficult to detach after birth.
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the cause of placenta accreta?
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What are the tests for placenta accreta?
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What are the symptoms of placenta accreta?
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What makes it likely to have placenta accreta?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Placenta accreta?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the best way of managing placenta accreta and percreta?
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A 36-year old female asked:
If someone has a focal placenta accreta can it detach and come out on its own? Have you ever heard of this? Or would this be unusual?
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A 26-year old asked:
Can placenta accreta have negative effects on my baby?
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A 33-year old asked:
How long does bleeding associated with placenta accreta last?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can MRI help diagnose placenta accreta?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How often does placenta accreta go undiagnosed even after a csection delivery?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Can you detect placenta accreta on an 18 obstetrical week ultrasound? My midwife says you can't see pa, but it was my understanding that you could.
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A 38-year old female asked:
Anterior placenta previa with placental lake seen at 28w ultrasound, 2 D&Cs & no c-section hx. Any risk of placenta accreta? Best time to deliver?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can you have retained placenta after a c-section? If so, does that mean you had accreta that no one noticed?
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A 42-year old asked:
How is placenta acreta?Treated or cured?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Are there any risks to a 34 week fetus from an MRI? It is to look for placenta acreta
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A 34-year old female asked:
How likely is placenta acretta when diagnosed with partial placenta previa at 14 weeks and had a c-section with my 1st pregnancy?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I am 20wk preg. 38, previous cesarean. Placenta in front of uterus, so follow up sono at 28w is scheduled. No placentA acretta yet. What r the chances?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the treatment for placenta accreta?
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A 31-year old female asked:
How is it possible to have a placenta accreta and not be pregnant, my results ended with an hysterectomy. I can't find any information.
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A female asked:
With my first pregnancy, my placenta was lying low and anterior and upon delivery, I had placenta accreta.. What is the likelihood I will have it agai?
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A 39-year old female asked:
31 weeks pregnant & have placenta accreta. This is my 4th baby & never had a c-section.My doctor is suggested I have an MRI . Is it safe for the baby?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can you eat the placenta?
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What is a low-lying placenta?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can the placenta move positions
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What to do if I have a low placenta?
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What is the best placement of the placenta?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: placenta?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does THC cross the placenta?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Placenta posterior is good or bad?
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