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Q: Spotting after miscarriage
asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 24th, 2008
I started having very irregular and prolonged spotting in June of 06 after a miscarriage. I have had a pap that was clear, another physical exam that showed my cervix

was very irritated. I was put on a strong antibiotic in case there was an infection. Blood work was drawn to test my thyroid and my hormone levels (to see if there was

any thing left inside my uterus/cervix after the miscarriage because i did not have a d&c). I was also tested for various STDs. All my bloodwork came back normal. I had

an ultrasound done. The lining in my uterus was off, but I do not remember if it was too thick or thin. I tried taking progesterone, but even after taking double the amount (at my dr's

suggestion), there was no benefit.

Please explain the current medical treatment(current medication and dosage:none because no one seems to know what to treat me for or diagnose me with


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on April 8th, 2008
Womens Conditions Answer A3895
Spotting after miscarriage could be due to either organic or functional reasons. Organic reasons for vaginal spotting can include the presence of either an infection, a tumor, endometrial hyperplasia, placental remains after delivery or miscarriage or could also indicate injury. It seems that you underwent the medical investigations to confirm or exclude organic reason for the spotting. Spotting can be also due to some kind of hormonal imbalance, which is called "functional bleeding". In cases of funcational bleeding, progesterone is usually used to treat the symptoms.

In cases like yours wherein preliminary medical tests excluded an organic reason for spotting and hormones didn’t help treat the supposed functional bleeding, the only diagnostic tool that remains is endometrial curettage. Furthermore, endometrial curettage is not only diagnostic tool but also used as a treatment tool. You can consult your gynecologist about this to request more information and to further seek answers that point to a diagnosis.





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