I had a son 8 months ago, I went to the health department and found out I had a heart murmur after my pregnancy, I am not sure how serious it is, but do they usually go away or will I have it the rest of my life? Also I have been anemic since high school, does that also affect my heart murmur?
~ Anonymous ~
I have to agree with your doctor in that no further assessment is necessary based on what you describe as the echo findings. These murmurs do not typically cause any problems with pregnancy. Furthermore, probably due to anemia, you had a flow murmur, which may come back when you get pregnant again, however, again, it is absolutely benign in nature.