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I am 7 weeks pregnant and have taken meprate 10 mg for 5 days thrice daily thinking I am suffering from PCOS. I didn't have my periods since nov'12. I did an ultrasound and everything is normal in that. I didn't got bleeding as well since I was pregnant. I am hearing mixed opinions about side effects of meprate on foetus. Can you suggest, can I go ahead with my pregnancy, is there an complications attached...

Hi!! Meprate ( medroxyprogesterome acetate) is safe if taken accidentally in pregnancy.It is norethindrone( norethisterone ) that has harmful effects of genital organs of the female fetus. Also,fetal genital organs are affected between 7-9 weeks of pregnancy. There is no method to know that fetus does not have any congenital malformations.Even ultrasound cannot pick up many congenital malformations which may be due to various reasons ...

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Hi, its my 34th week of pregnancy, I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetics and i am taking insulin everyday. right now my baby is weighing nearer to 2.6 kg and my Doc is suggesting delivery in the next week itself, due to the complications and since there is a single loop of cord around my baby's neck, can i get a suggestion regarding this, shall i go with what my Doc says?

Hi!! Usually in gestational diabetes if sugars are well controlled on insulin,I would suggest delivery by induction of labour between 37-38 weeks of pregnancy.Also,there should be no other complications in the pregnancy.Trial of labour is recommended if no associated complications and even if single loop of cord is present around the fetal neck. From your query it seems that the pregnancy is not associated with any other complications.You should discuss in detail with your obstetrician regarding ...

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Hello doctor, i am sunita from delhi..i am a chronic asthmatic and have to take stetoids on a daily basis to keep the asthma under control..a couple of years ago i was diagnosed with psvt..a year ago i went to have the ablation treatment,bt could not due to some surgical complications .My psvt episodes have increased a lot lately..the symptoms go on for the whole day and i feel weak and scared..i do not want to undergo surgery as the doctor said it will be extremely risky..if u cud advise me on some medications,i would be grateful.

Hi, you can begin to take Calaptin SR 120mg twice daily with tight control of blood pressure and heart rate. The drug effects on blood pressure and heart rate by lowering both, so begin to take the day when you are atay at home. Regularly check this parameters during first some days. ...

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hi sir i have upper and middle back pain near to thorasic spine always and when swalloing its paing when breathng its pain i had one thorasic spine mri 7 mnths back ando two ct scans and one cervical mri with whole screening of spine pls tel me whats the prblm

while swallowing the problem might not be from the spine. kindly mention the reports of mri and ct scan ...

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i am suffering with umbilical hernia after my c-section...doctors advised me to repair it..my sons's age is 5,we are planning for a second baby....pregnancy will be difficult without repair orelse after repair what are the complications i will face...pls answer this i m very much confused with this...but i m getting pain in my navel often becoz of that hernia...should i do surgery now or i can plan a baby...defect in 3.3cm...

painful hernia after previous surgery needs surgical repair. intestines may pop out of defect and may lead to emergency surgery. you can safely plan your pregnancy after hernia repair. for any other queries, contact us at *********@*****.com ...

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Hello doctor, i have multiple complications in my body. I have severe stomachache (the entire stomach), have shoulder pain, chest pain, hip pain, always feel week, also there is pain in my hands and legs, get tingling sensation evrynow n then. Now from few days m having cough with yellow mucus coming out which has made the pains got worse. Did ultrasound of my upper abdomen, ct scan of my heart, cervical xray of my neck.. All reports came normal. What is the problem with me?? Want to do a complete body checkup... Please help.

Please visit your local doctor with all the reports ...

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Hi Doctor My GF got 2 weeks pregnant we had test and confirmed shes pregnant. then she us MISOPROSTOL 10 nos. 3-1,3-1 three orally and one inside vagina and 2 orally then in the 3rd dose bleeding started and she found small blood clots also gone outside and after 2 days bleeding stop . on 22nd July she took Misoprostol Abortion pills and after 2 weeks shes passed some Dark Brownish Blood and now its White discharge coming out from her Vagina. We did test again on 8th August and it shows POSITIVE . Please advise that in this case ABORTION is successfull or still have any complications for her. There is totally no pain and shes fine at work. Kindly advise further. Thanks in advance .

You may do another pregnancy test after 2 weeks. If it still shows positive result, a transvaginal ultrasound may be warranted. It is necessary to che k if there is still a viable pregnancy or other types of pregnancy that causes persistent positive pregnancy test. ...

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Hi im sam! I would like to ask if there is any problem by taking alaxan fr during the first trimester? Im on a 21 weeks of pregnancy today but i took a lot of alaxan on my first trimester that i didnt know yet i was pregnant already. Is there any complications that can my baby get? I was so really worried. TIA.

Hi. Technicallythe only pain reliever we give during pregnancy is Paracetamol. But, I would like to advise you not to worry too much. A lot of Pregnant patients do not know that they are pregnant on their 1st trimester, hence, they take a lot of prohibited substances for pregnant women, Majority have uncomplicated pregnancy and have perfectly healthy baby. 95% of babies with congenital problems are genetic in origin. ...

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