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Retained afterbirth
Retained placenta is a condition where all or part of the placenta is retained within Mom's uterus after the birth of the baby.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 31-year old asked:
Signs of retained placenta?
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes retained placenta?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What could be the cause of retained placenta?
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A 47-year old asked:
There bleeding symptoms from retained placenta?
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A 32-year old asked:
Has anyone here treated retained placenta after delivery?
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A 40-year old asked:
My sister bled a lot. I wasnt there to see why. So what are signs and symptoms of retained placenta?
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A 50-year old asked:
Retained placenta after miscarriage, is this okay?
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A 33-year old asked:
Months after giving birth is it possible to have a a retained placenta?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I've had a retained placenta for over a month now and I've recently gotten quite sick. No doctor has suggested removing it. Should I be worried?
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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 female asked:
Hi. More curiosity than concern...7 weeks ago, I had a complicated vaginal delivery. I retained my placenta, hemorrhaged and needed a transfusion. ?
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A 31-year old asked:
Would pelvic pain be so intense this long after delivery 2wk ago. Could I have appendicitis or retained placenta?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Why would a hysteroscopy be necessary if ultrasound showed only fre fluid and no other signs of retained placenta? Could US miss pieces post a d&C. ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Placental site nodules with intermediate trophoblastic cells showing significant cytologic atypia.Not uncommon. Is this common with retained placenta?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I tell if I have a retained placenta in uterus?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I had an ultrasound that showed retained placenta almost 2 weeks postpartum, but I haven't bled at all for 4 days. can I decline the d&c?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I went for an ultrasound 3 weeks ago and my doctor said retained placenta. However my last child was born 5 years ago. what are the risks of this ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
A 34years old's menses stopped about 10years ago as a result of excessive bleeding due to retained placenta and evacuation was carried out. What's her chance of seeing her menses again and possibly having more kids?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Bright red bleeding 3 days post d &c for retained placenta (4 weeks postpartum). Very light when resting, but heavier. when I stand or do something.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I had a d&c for retained placenta 2 weeks after a vaginal delivery, is this normal? most people I hear about is 6 + weeks postpartum.
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A 20-year old female asked:
I've had a retained placenta for over a month now and have recently had non stop nausea, headaches, weakness, and stomach pains for 6 days. Help?
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A 43-year old female asked:
3 1/2 weeks post D & C (done4 weeks postpartum retained/placenta), still crampy and spotting. OB says not worried, but I am. opinions?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I delivered my baby 5 weeks ago and had a stage 3 hemorrhage and a uterine stony. About 1 week ago, I went to the OR to have retained placenta removed and Im recovering from the OR visit. Is it safe for me to have an IUD now that Im cleared out?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I had a d& c 2 years ago due to retained placenta that caused a hemmorage. I am still regularly breastfeeding my toddler but my periods have gotten shorter and lighter yet are consistent with a short cycle 27 days and long cycle 34. Ashermans syndrom?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between a period and afterbirth bleeding?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can you tell when your afterbirth is gone?
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A 44-year old male asked:
What is the best diet for afterbirth mother?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Recently started bleeding pink tissue that looks like afterbirth 3 months after my miscarriage is this normal?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me in expectant mothers who undergo caesarean delivery does the afterbirth come out naturally or it is removed to?
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A 20-year old asked:
What is a placenta?
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