Did I miscarry? Ultrasound w/no gestation sac + no cramps or Posted: 07-25-07 07:39am
I have recently missed my period July
13th. I took a home pregnancy test July
18th it was positive, went to the hospital
because i started spotting on the 21st.
they gave me a test and it was positive,
but they said they really didnt have the
tecnnology to help and i'd be better off
going to another hospital. The 24th of
july i went to another hospital, took
another test and it was positive. they
took my blood to test hcg it was up to
140. they did an ultrasound but didnt see
nothing. the dr said i may have a
miscarriage but my discharge papers said i
did. I never passed any clots or had any
cramps. is it normal not to see anything
in an ultrasound if you arent far enough
along? the dr said i might not be as far
along as i would think
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First Trimester of Pregnancy Answer A3183 Posted: 08-17-07 10:07am
According to your description (positive
pregnancy test and spotting in the 5th
week of pregnancy) you might have
experienced an early miscarriage. A
possible miscarriage can be confirmed by
measuring the HCG-level in the blood
several times in a row (once every 2
days). Miscarriage is very likely if the
HCG-level decrease after each measurement.
Finally, after 2 weeks the pregnancy test
should become negative. Spotting is always
present in cases of miscarriage but cramps
may not be present. Finally, an
ultrasound can reveal the gestation sac as
early as the 5th week of pregnancy ... but
not always.
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