I had a scan at 6 weeks. There was a sack
but no fetal pole. I was told probably
blighted ovum. I had HcG and progesterone
(36) levels checked and they seemed
normal. The next week the HcG was 36 500,
but the progesterone had fallen 26. This
week the HcG is 50 000 and the
progesterone has increased to 29. My
cervix is still closed and I have a week
and a half to wait for another scan.
Waiting and not knowing is very difficult.
Had been preparing my self for a
miscarriage. Now I don't know what to
think. Could it be a viable pregnancy?
My doctor is not saying anything until the
scan is done, where as before she told me
I was going to miscarriage. Can anyone
help?
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 06-01-07 01:49am
I've edited your title because missed
abortion suggests you had gone for an
abortion which failed and isn't
appropriate in this forum (for those
wondering there is an abortion support
forum).
There really is no answer to this until
your doctor confirms either way.
In my personal opinion, and through my
research (I am not a medical
professional), non viable pregnancies do
not continue to produce hcg beyond around
8 weeks.
You don't say how far you are.
I object strongly to doctors who make
diagnoses at 6 weeks pregnancy because it
is exceptionally difficult to see the
absolutely minutely tiny embryo at that
point.
if you are less than 8 weeks then it is
possible that the pregnancy is not viable,
if you are more than 12 weeks and your hcg
levels continue to rise (even if slowly)
then there is a chance that it is a viable
pregnancy.
However, as I said this needs to be
confirmed by your doctor.
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tululabell
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 256 Location: michigan
Posted: 06-01-07 07:10am
hello. the progesterone levels can
fluctuate. mine at 5 weeks was like 31,
then at 7 weeks it was 28. My Dr office
said that was a normal range fro
fluctuation. it must have been because i
am 24 weeks now! try not to stress, i
stressed so much and if you are going to
m/c there is nothing you can do about it.
i hope that doesn't sound mean...
hopefully everything is fine. they won't
tell you anything until they know for
sure.
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B-twin2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Australia
Posted: 06-05-07 22:32pm
Thanks for the replies. "Missed abortion"
was the medical term the Doctor used on
the ultrasound request, wasn't trying to
be confusing. I was 8 weeks at the time I
wrote the post, as the title said. I am
now 9 weeks and one day. I was able to
get a sooner scan. Today they have
confirmed that there is still a sack, no
yolk sac, fetal pole or heart beat - so it
is a blighted ovum and it looks like I
will have to get a D&C.
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babyAndy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 347
Posted: 06-05-07 23:58pm
I am so sorry to hear that Btwin? Was this
your first pregnancy? Are you and your dh
doing ok?
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B-twin2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Australia
Posted: 06-06-07 19:03pm
Yep, first pregnancy. Had been trying for
6 months after I had had my right ovary
removed due to an abcess. My GP and gyno
didn't hold high hopes for us to conceive
without help, but we did and they were
shocked. It is very unfortunate that this
is how it ends. It has taken me a few
weeks to come to terms with it and accept
that this is part of the journey when you
are trying to start a family. At least we
know I can fall pregnant. My hubby has
been wonderful. He has been coming to the
scans and dr appointments with me and just
generally holding me and letting me cry
when I need that, and reminding me that
life goes on when I need that. I was so
suprised to learn that up to 1 in 5
pregnancies ends in miscariage and
approximately half of first trimester
miscarriages are due to a blighted ovum.
I hadn't even heard of such a thing until
it happened to me. A baby really is a
"miracle" when you think about how dodgy
the human reproductive system is and
everything that can go wrong! So we will
just keep trying for our miracle.
Kia I know that this is an old post but I
just wanted to tell you Just yesterday I
had to have a D&C because I was 17wks
pregnant but found out that the baby had
died at 9wks. For some reason my body held
on to it this whole time. My uterus was
even measuring for 17wks and I was feeling
movements because it was filled with
blood. My OB called it a ''Missed
abortion'' not a missed miscarriage. Also,
I was continuing to have pregnancy
symptoms because my body was still
producing pregnancy hormones.
Anyways just wanted to tell you that
missed abortion is actually the right
terminology, although I can understand why
you wouldn't feel that way.
