Hello all...on July 21st I began bleeding
from a medical abortion procedure. I had
just taken the cytotec pills to encourage
uterine contractions. The baby that I was
carrying, well, I was miscarrying anyways
and this sort of sped up the process.
Anyways, 2 weeks later, once I stopped
bleeding, my husband and I had unprotected
sex. I attended my post- ab follow up and
it was clear that I had passed the
embryo/fetus. There was a small blood clot
or 2 left, but I was still lightly
bleeding, so there wasn't much worry on
the doctor's part. My body did clear all
the tissue, however it has been slightly
over 5 weeks since the onset of bleeding
and my pregnancy tests are still coming up
positive. When I say positive, I dont mean
"lightly positive"..with a faint line
showing up on the test...I mean I can take
the test ANYTIME of day and POW..There's
that line!! It shows up quick and dark.
Now, I don't know
if this means I am just holding on to the
HCG hormones from the prior pregnancy or
is this an entirely new one.
I've heard conflicting stories about the
HCG staying in the urine for 8 weeks and
on (which I do find strange when there is
no living fetus producing the
hormone)...but I've also been told that it
is more typical for the HCG to decline
shorter than 8 weeks. soo, I guess I'm
just trying to get some feedback from some
of you nice folks!!
Much Thanks
Dee
