What causes AF during pregnancy?

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Registered: 05-14-2003
What causes AF during pregnancy?
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Sat, 08-09-2003 - 12:54pm
Ok, so now I knwo that it i spossible to have AF when you are pregnant, but does anyone know why?

Oli

Katie


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Registered: 06-30-2003
Sat, 08-09-2003 - 6:01pm
GA Oli.... I didn't want your post to go unnoticed, but I truly do not have any idea what causes af during pg, my guess is that the different hormone levels are still not where they need to be, but what hormones and how much..you've got me- lol! Anyhow...I hope you'll get someone with some info on this. Huge ((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) Connie
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Registered: 05-22-2003
Sat, 08-09-2003 - 6:35pm
As far as I have ever heard, ANY bleeding during pregnancy is not normal. So I don't think it's truly AF if you are bleeding during pregnancy. Usually there is a reason for bleeding, whether it's a hematoma, placenta previa, etc. I have never known anyone who had a period while pregnant, and if there was bleeding there was a reason for it. I think sometimes a woman will not know she's pregnant because she has a period in the beginning, but that can be caused by many things. HTH

 

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Registered: 07-11-2003
Sat, 08-09-2003 - 8:48pm
I have heard of bleeding during pregnancy and have heard stories of women who have bled through a couple months of their pregnancies so they didn't realize they were pregnant. I found the next few items about the possiblities of bleeding during pregnancy.

Hope it helps

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Is it possible to menstrate during pregnancy? If so, would a hpt read acurately?? Will a hpt ever give a false negative? Thanks ~ K

Yes but rare.

If so, would a hpt read >acurately??

Most of the time.

Will a hpt ever give a false negative?

In the range of 5% of the time.

Thanks ~ K

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R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

I couldnt help but respond to all the women wondering about Periods and possibly being pregnant. Well your answer to that is definitely yes. It is very possible to have periods and be pregnant. I would suggest having blood work done to confirm if you think it to be your case. I have had two children and with both i was pregnant and didnt know until i was three and a half to four months along because i had periods the whole time. my tests came back negative until my 3rd or 4th month and my babys were perfectly growing no fetus problems. My doctors said it is not un heard of for some women to cycle but keep in close contact with your Dr. if you feel out of the normal for you.

Early Pregnancy

Many pregnant women have vaginal spotting or bleeding in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. If you are having vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy, your health care provider may perform a pelvic exam. A blood test may be done to measure human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced during pregnancy. As the pregnancy progresses, hCG levels increase, so you may have more than one test. Ultrasound may be used to find the cause of the bleeding. Sometimes the cause is not found. If you have bleeding during pregnancy, you may need special care because you have a higher chance of going into labor too early (preterm labor) or having an infant who is born too small.