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Early pregnancy problems
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 30-year-old woman at 8 weeks has bleeding. A scan shows a live pregnancy in the uterus. She had a miscarriage last year. What should be offered?
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The answer is E: Vaginal progesterone 400 mg twice a day.
NICE advises vaginal micronised progesterone 400 mg twice daily for bleeding with a confirmed pregnancy and a previous miscarriage, to 16 weeks.
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