Challenge: What's the physiology?
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I put together these medical challenges. The cases are hypothetical and do not necessarily represent actual or typical presentations of medical diseases. Disclaimer is at the bottom of this page.
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normal bleeding 2/2 to withdraw from estrogen rich environment. maternal estrogen promoted fetal endometrial thickening, which is now sloughing off.
maternal estrogen withdrawal
you are both right! well done
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Overanxious Parents
This is neonatal withdrawal bleeding. During intrauterine life, maternal estrogen crosses the placenta and can cause growth of a female fetus’ endometrial lining. After birth, these hormone levels wane and the endometrial lining sloughs off.
Source: UpToDate.
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