Re: /OT Molar Preg

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Thanks so much for this explanation Kat! I had no idea what this was.

/OT Molar Preg

> ....I will do my best to explain it " briefly " . Basically,

> the cells that are forming the baby, don't " split " correctly. (It

> is thought to actually come from the sperm...maybe 2 sperm

> fertilizing the same egg and the wall of the egg allowing more than

> one sperm). You get the spike in HCG (the preg hormone) have

> symptoms of pregnancy etc...but there may or may not be an actual

> fetus. In a partial molar, there is a baby, a heart beat can be

> seen, but then the baby dies. In full molars, there is basically

> just tissue that can grow. There are cases where there is a

> twin...a baby and a molar that grows together. At times the baby is

> born and is okay. When this type of preg occurs and the fetus has

> died, there must be a d & c to remove all of the tissue. If there

> is any tissue left and the body does not get rid of it, it will grow

> and at times turn into coriocarcenoma, a form of cancer that is

> easily treated with chemo, but if left untreated can go to the

> persons brain and die. To monitor after d & c, a person needs to have

> weekly blood draws to test for the preg hormone. If it rises, you

> know there is tissue left and must be dealt with thru chemo or

> another d & c. Most docs feel that if your hcg drops quickly, you

> need only wait six months before trying to conceive again. (three

> months with a partial molar). If it takes several weeks for the hcg

> to drop, docs recommend waiting a year and having monthly blood

> tests for several months. Anyway, this is probably more than you

> wanted to know....but if you want to know more, you can find it by

> looking up gestational trophoblastic disease.

>

> Sorry this is so long!

>

> HTH,

> Kat