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My wife is having bleeding in her early days of pregnancy. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is having bleeding in her early days of pregnancy (two to three weeks). The gynecologist suggested waiting for a week and later to do an ultrasound. Do we need to wait? Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Bleeding in early pregnancy can commonly be caused by implantation (baby getting attached to the uterus). It can also be due to pregnancy not growing well or tube pregnancy. If we have confirmed pregnancy, we do blood levels such as serum beta h... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had a dilation and curettage procedure done a few months ago and then had sex the next month. However, he did not ejaculate inside me, but still, to be safer, I had an i-Pill within five hours. I have not yet got my period. Is there any possibility of pregnancy? After the procedure, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You have taken emergency contraception. That is very good. This will work 99 % of the time, but your period may be delayed. At this point, you do not have to do anything. If the periods are delayed more than a week, you must check for pregnancy.... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 24-year-old married woman, who is trying to get pregnant. We had sexual intercourse on the first week of the month. My period was due at the same time. But I had only slight spotting. Could I be pregnant? Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, I welcome you to icliniq.com with a loving heart and with confidence that I will be able to help you with your medical issues better. I understand that you are very keen on getting pregnant. If your bleeding has not been normal, there are chances that you could be pregnant. You can do urine p... Read Full »
What causes the entire body to itch during pregnancy?
Query: Hi doctor, I am pregnant, and my entire body is itching. What could be the reason? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If there is itching alone (especially involving palms and soles) without any skin rashes, it could be a condition called obstetric cholestasis. In obstetric cholestasis, the liver is unable to send out the waste product called bile acids, and they accumulate in the blo... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is 27 years old and 13 weeks pregnant now. As per suggestion from doctor, we went for a double marker test. It is found that trisomy 21 + NT risk is 1:86 and doctor suggested for amniocentesis procedure. Now I am confused and do not know what to do. My wife scared that the proce... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the information you have given, the risk of having a baby with chromosomal problem that is trisomy 21 or Down's syndrome is 1:86. I believe you would have received detailed counseling about this condition prior to and after going through the screening test. Down's ... Read Full »
Is it normal to have bleeding after few hours of taking an i-pill?
Query: Hello doctor, My fiance and I had a kind of unprotected intercourse for the first time for both of us yesterday. I did not ejaculate inside or outside the vagina. During the whole process, she did not bleed. She was not having her monthly periods, and to avoid pregnancy she took an i-pill after few ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As for the common assumption that women bleed during first sex, it is a myth. Not all women have bleeding that way. Taking an i-pill was a good idea, but it is important to know that it is 95% effective at its best and can cover only one act of sex and can be used on... Read Full »
What are the things to consider before planned pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, What are the best things one can do to get pregnant? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As with anything, having a planned pregnancy has a better outcome than an unplanned pregnancy. For both partners, adhering to a healthy lifestyle in terms of diet, fitness, stopping smoking and alcohol, and stress management are important. For the woman, in particular,... Read Full »
My wife is pregnant for two months. Now she got chickenpox. Kindly give me some advice.
Query: Hi doctor,My wife is pregnant for two months. Now she gets chickenpox—some doctors advise her to abort. Kindly give me some advice.Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Chickenpox this early can cause problems in one percent of pregnant women with similar issues. We can do scans after this to check the baby, but not all of the issues can be picked up on a scan, and there is no complete cure for the effects on ... Read Full »
Is it normal for a 37 weeks pregnant lady to have itchy belly and hands?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 37 weeks pregnant. She has itching on her belly, hands, and feet. I read on the internet that, it may be PUPPP or cholestasis or neither both of them. Is it something to worry? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If the itching is present with rashes, it can be PUPPP (Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy). But you need to see a gynecologist or a dermatologist before we can come to a conclusion. Itching alone without any skin rashes can be cholestasis in pregnancy... Read Full »
Is it safe to try for baby three months after open myomectomy surgery?
Query: Dear doctor, My age is 29 years. I had a surgery three months ago, open myomectomy (posterior wall 4x4 cm subserosal 8x7 cm) with right endometriotic cyst (4x4 cm). Now taking Novelon. Shall I try for a baby now? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As it is close to three months from the time you had surgery, you can start trying for a pregnancy now. Please take Folic acid 5 mg daily. Also, please meet the doctor who did the surgery for you to check whether healing is complete. Consult an obstetrician and gynae... Read Full »