Re: retained placenta question

October 26, 2002

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Could it be that your uterus is more susceptibal to placenta acreta and thus why you have had 2 retained placentas?? How thick was your endometrium each time you were pregnant??

I also wonder if an A list doctor could get rid of your scarring in one surgery rather than two??

In any case, all AS patients have a high risk of placenta acreta/previa etc but as you know, there are many women who have gone on to have a healthy pregnancy even with this risk. It is a risk that only you can decide if you want to go through with.

Poly

October 26, 2002

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Could it be that your uterus is more susceptibal to placenta acreta and thus why you have had 2 retained placentas?? How thick was your endometrium each time you were pregnant??

I also wonder if an A list doctor could get rid of your scarring in one surgery rather than two??

In any case, all AS patients have a high risk of placenta acreta/previa etc but as you know, there are many women who have gone on to have a healthy pregnancy even with this risk. It is a risk that only you can decide if you want to go through with.

Poly

October 29, 2002

, from what I've been told, it is difficult to recreate the

scenarios where retained placenta occurs. There are some good

theories though, and in my case, not having had any previous births

or miscarriages, my fertility specialist thinks that the my first

child implanted in my uterus right at the spot where I have a

exterior fibroid. Apparently, as best as he can ascertain, the

fibroid protrudes to some degree into my uterus, distorting the

lining in that spot or stretching it to a different degree of

thickness than the rest of my lining. So, at that spot, the placenta

stuck and remained there until my d & c 3 weeks later. There are no

other scenarios that the many doctors I've seen have come up with.

I am currently 4 months pregnant and after my two hys/laps was told

my uterus was 75% scarred. I've had no problems so far in the

pregnancy. My ob/gyn said that delivery might be where we encounter

some, as I am now more likely to retain placenta again since my

uterine lining is far from perfect. He suggested not making any

decisions about the delivery until we are further along, but he did

mention that a c-section would eliminate the whole retained placenta

issue, and prevent the expected blood loss that would have

accompanied a vaginal delivery with retained placenta. He also

broached the subject of a cesarean-hysterectomy depending on the

conditions we encounter during the delivery.

I currently have placenta previa, which my perinatal doctor said is

common in 1 out of 4 women until the 20th week. So hopefully the

placenta will move to its' proper position within the next few weeks.

Hope this information helps you. Don't give up your desire to have

another child. What is sometimes considered impossible does indeed

occur, as I am finding out.

Tricia M.

February 4, 2003