Symptoms of a miscarriage Posted: 07-15-08 08:59am
I found out I was 7 weeks pregnant on July
5th and then on Friday 11th I had some
slight cramping and brownish discharge,
this increased to bleeding that night and
I have bled on and off since then (not as
much as a period but enough to worry). I
have an emergency scan booked for tomorrow
morning, I still have the nausea, swollen
breasts etc and I have lost no clots. What
are the chances of my seeing a heartbeat
on the scan tomorrow. How would I know the
difference between a miscarriage and a
treatened miscarriage.Surely if I had lost
my baby there should be more blood and
tissue etc as I am nearly 9 weeks pregnant
now...
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Miscarriage and Stillbirth Answer A4420 Posted: 07-18-08 14:13pm
If the fetus is still alive the heartbeats
should be seen on the ultrasound scan.
As a THREATENED abortion is considered any
womb bleeding seen during pregnancy prior
to viability that has yet to be assessed
further. At investigation it may be found
that the fetus remains viable and the
pregnancy continues without further
problems.
An INEVITABLE abortion is when the fetal
heart beat has stopped and the cervix has
already dilated open, but the fetus has
yet to be expelled. This usually will
progress to a complete abortion.
A COMPLETE abortion is when all products
of conception have been expelled. Products
of conception may include the trophoblast,
chorionic villi, gestational sac, yolk
sac, and fetal pole (embryo); or later in
pregnancy the fetus, umbilical cord,
placenta, amniotic fluid, and amniotic
membrane.
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