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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me out a little.
I posted last week, scared I was having a m/c. (Thank, you, BTW to all of you who replied) That doesn't seem to be the case according to my midwife. Now, I'm still spotting brown (old blood) and wen't back to see my midwife today. She did another HCG Quantative test for which I'll have the results tomorrow and is sending me for another u/s on Monday. She gave me two theories on what may be going on. Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... Theory 2: I have a blighted ovum. I have heard of this, I know it is fairly common. My u/s last monday showed only a gestational sac and a yolk sac but I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). I won't have the results from todays HCG until tomorrow afternoon. If it is a blighted ovum how long will the HCG continue to rise? What should it be at by now? My midwife will be unavailable until Monday, the lab tech is calling with the results so I would like to have some idea on how to interpret them. I won't know anything for certain until Monday's ultrasound when I should be between 6 and 7 weeks pregnant. Will an ultrasound at this stage be accurate enough to make a proper diagnosis? Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? Anything else I need to know? Thanks again. Melody (driving myself crazy) |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum...Questions (m/c ment.)
Melody wrote: Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... Yes, I've heard of something like this. I think a fair number of women have unexplained spotting. One thing you might want to check is your progesterone level and go on supplements if its low. Theory 2: I have a blighted ovum. I have heard of this, I know it is fairly common. My u/s last monday showed only a gestational sac and a yolk sac but I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). Those are very good numbers, I think. I won't have the results from todays HCG until tomorrow afternoon. If it is a blighted ovum how long will the HCG continue to rise? What should it be at by now? My midwife will be unavailable until Monday, the lab tech is calling with the results so I would like to have some idea on how to interpret them. My hCG levels were rising quite slowly, but rising. We had serial ultrasounds, and confirmed a nonviable pregnancy at 8.5 weeks (I think). At that point my levels had started to drop. We never saw a fetal pole or the heartbeat. I won't know anything for certain until Monday's ultrasound when I should be between 6 and 7 weeks pregnant. Will an ultrasound at this stage be accurate enough to make a proper diagnosis? You should see some progress from your last ultrasound, probably a fetal pole, maybe a heartbeat. Those would confirm a continuing pregnancy. We continued to monitor our pregnancy until we were certain (by ultrasound and by hCG) that it was not viable. We did choose to do a D&E, mostly for my emotional health. Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? You would likely miscarry naturally if you did nothing. I know one the risks of a D&C is perforating the uterus but that this is rare. I know there are other risks, but don't know them off hand. The benefit is that your ordeal is over with quicker which may or may not be a benefit. Miscarrying naturally is healing for some, and traumatic for others. If you miscarry naturally and something is retained you may end up with a D&C anyway. Its such a personal decision and hopefully you wont need to make it. I would make sure that the evidence that the pregnancy isn't viable really convinces you before you have the D&C if you would go that way. I'm sorry for the uncertainty, it really sucks. I wish you the best. Mary |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Melody" wrote in message ... Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... Yes, yes, yes! Very common. I had bleeding at about seven weeks with this pregnancy. Bright red blood which scared me to death because I've miscarried twice in the past year and a half. An ultrasound showed that my placenta was forming low and the technician said that it was very likely a blood vessel burst and that was the cause of the spotting. It ended fairly quickly, I had no cramping at all and it turned to brown (old) blood after the initial bleed. FWIW, the brown blood lasted for about a week. Theory 2: I have a blighted ovum. I have heard of this, I know it is fairly common. My u/s last monday showed only a gestational sac and a yolk sac but I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). Those are *fabulous* HCG numbers. I won't have the results from todays HCG until tomorrow afternoon. If it is a blighted ovum how long will the HCG continue to rise? What should it be at by now? My midwife will be unavailable until Monday, the lab tech is calling with the results so I would like to have some idea on how to interpret them. I'd think that if it was bad news that *someone* would call to have you come in. I doubt that they would just give you the numbers and say, "Have a nice weekend". I won't know anything for certain until Monday's ultrasound when I should be between 6 and 7 weeks pregnant. Will an ultrasound at this stage be accurate enough to make a proper diagnosis? You should be far along enough to see a heartbeat and probably the placenta starting to form through a transvaginal ultrasound. The tech should be able to tell you where the placenta is forming. Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? I had two miscarriages and ended up with a D&C with both. With the first, I was too far along to feel comfortable letting it happen naturally (about 12 weeks) so I had a D&C. The second, I was about six weeks and decided to let nature take it's course. This is just my experience, but the waiting was pure HELL. I waited for over a month and finally some bleeding started, but after over a week of bleeding an ultrasound showed that the sac was still there. I hadn't passed any of it. I ended up with a D&C after all that anyway. Very traumatic for me. I don't think it takes most women this long, but it did for me and I was totally unprepared. Choosing a D&C or miscarrying naturally is a highly personal decision that only you can choose. I really hope that everything is fine, but if in the unfortunate situation they aren't, feel free to post again about D&C vs. natural miscarriage. You'll get a lot of support and information to help you make your decision. Let's hope we are discussing these options all for nothing. I know how hard this time is for you. ((((Melody))) -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 EDD #2 10/24/04 remove "no........spam" to reply |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Melody" wrote in message ... I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... This sounds like a subchorionic hemorrhage, which I had in my last pregnancy. Its basically a blood clot that bleeds itself out. I spotted from about week 10 to week 16, and had a few instances of heavy bleeding/cramping where I was convinced I was miscarrying. My midwife put me on pelvic rest until my 18 week ultrasound showed that it was gone. I now have a healthy 4 week old girl. Good luck, I hope this turns out well for you. Nancy |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
Melody wrote:
I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me out a little. Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... When I was 8 ww pg I started bleeding. At first it was spotting like yours. I went to the ER (Dr's orders and they said that our little bean was fine. A week later I had serious bleeding. Back to the ER they found a big blood clot just beside the placenta that was bigger than the embrio and gestational sac! They gave me progesterone for a week and after 10 days or so the bleeding stopped. Hope that everything turns out fine for you, too. I do understand the scare. Pampering vibes to you -- Love Nicky Proud mamma to Alexandra (03/22/2004) Alexandra's birth announcement Fur Babies |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
On Wed, 19 May 2004 20:27:52 -0400, "Melody"
wrote: I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me out a little. I posted last week, scared I was having a m/c. (Thank, you, BTW to all of you who replied) That doesn't seem to be the case according to my midwife. Now, I'm still spotting brown (old blood) and wen't back to see my midwife today. She did another HCG Quantative test for which I'll have the results tomorrow and is sending me for another u/s on Monday. She gave me two theories on what may be going on. Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... Like Nancy said, it's usually known as a subchorionic haematoma. I had one with #3, it meant episodes of bleeding about every 2 or 3 weeks from about week 6 onwards. In my case though I was told that it was potentially going to affect viability because it surrounded about 2/3rds of the gestational sac when it was seen on ultrasound at about 5 weeks. I ended up having one really bad episode of bleeding at around 11 weeks where I was convinced that I must be miscarrying but that was pretty much the last of the blood coming out because I was sent for an ultrasound and the blood clot was mostly gone. A subchorionic haematoma is more common than people might think, and it depends on where it is in relation to the forming placenta as to how it affects the baby. Theory 2: I have a blighted ovum. I have heard of this, I know it is fairly common. My u/s last monday showed only a gestational sac and a yolk sac but I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). snip Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? Not necessarily. I found out from my SIL a couple of years ago that her first pregnancy ended at 16 weeks. That was when they finally discovered that she had a blighted ovum, it wasn't until they tried to hear the heartbeat at 16 weeks that they realised there was no baby. Her body had reacted as if she was pregnant with a viable baby and of course she hadn't been expecting to feel movement yet so there was no other way of knowing that there was a problem since she hadn't had any bleeding. Because it had been so long since the baby had stopped growing and she hadn't miscarried naturally she had a D&C. I don't think there is any way at all to stop you from worrying until you see a little baby on an ultrasound but try to not worry too much since there is nothing you can do about either situation except what you are doing, seeking information. Good luck with your test results. -- Cheryl Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00) and Mischief (30 Jul 02) |
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New HCG result Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
"Melody" wrote in message ... I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). Thanks so much for all the replies. I'm in a hurry to get to work but will reply individually later tonight. I did get my new HCG result, it's 68,500. So, on 5/10 it was 9312 5/11 13148 5/19 68500 Shouldn't it be higher than this if it's supposed to double every 48 hours? Or is this good? Thanks again, Melody |
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Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
Any uterine surgery carries a risk of perforating the uterus, but the
scraping of the uterine lining can cause scar tissue. ANY scar tissue on the uterus increases the risk that the placenta in a subsequent pregnancy will implant there, and can implant too deeply (accreta, increta, percreta) causing problems with expelling the placenta later on. Don't get uterine surgery unless it is necessary - that is, if you are bleeding too much, or if your body has not been able to expell all 'products of conception'. But, that all seems highly unlikely - your HCG levels look pretty good! Good luck. Jo (RM) Melody wrote: I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me out a little. I posted last week, scared I was having a m/c. (Thank, you, BTW to all of you who replied) That doesn't seem to be the case according to my midwife. Now, I'm still spotting brown (old blood) and wen't back to see my midwife today. She did another HCG Quantative test for which I'll have the results tomorrow and is sending me for another u/s on Monday. She gave me two theories on what may be going on. Theory 1: (Mind you I am NOT an auditory person, I'm a visual person so I may not relay what she said with great accuracy, I'm hoping someone can figure out what I'm talking about.) Is that there's been some sort of bleeding between the placenta and where it attached for some reason or another and that's what's causing my spotting. She said this is fairly common and some women spot for days because of it, others have spotted for up to 4 months. She said this condition will not affect the viability of the fetus. Likely? Anyone heard of this? This is a new one on me... Theory 2: I have a blighted ovum. I have heard of this, I know it is fairly common. My u/s last monday showed only a gestational sac and a yolk sac but I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). I won't have the results from todays HCG until tomorrow afternoon. If it is a blighted ovum how long will the HCG continue to rise? What should it be at by now? My midwife will be unavailable until Monday, the lab tech is calling with the results so I would like to have some idea on how to interpret them. I won't know anything for certain until Monday's ultrasound when I should be between 6 and 7 weeks pregnant. Will an ultrasound at this stage be accurate enough to make a proper diagnosis? Also, the midwife mentioned that they will offer me a D&C if it does turn out to be a blighted ovum. Can anyone give me the risks and benefits of having one? Is a blighted ovum guaranteed to come out on its own without having one? Anything else I need to know? Thanks again. Melody (driving myself crazy) |
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New HCG result Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
Looks awesome!
Congratulations Jo (RM) Melody wrote: "Melody" wrote in message ... I was determined to only be 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels went up appropriately from Monday afternoon (9312) to Tuesday morning (13148). Thanks so much for all the replies. I'm in a hurry to get to work but will reply individually later tonight. I did get my new HCG result, it's 68,500. So, on 5/10 it was 9312 5/11 13148 5/19 68500 Shouldn't it be higher than this if it's supposed to double every 48 hours? Or is this good? Thanks again, Melody |
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New HCG result Placenta attachment causing bleeding (?) vs. Blighted Ovum... Questions (m/c ment.)
On Thu, 20 May 2004 09:27:37 -0400, Melody wrote:
So, on 5/10 it was 9312 5/11 13148 5/19 68500 Shouldn't it be higher than this if it's supposed to double every 48 hours? Or is this good? Melody, take it from someone who's BTDT and going through it right now: you couldn't ask for a better set of numbers. Sit back and try to relax and enjoy this pregnancy! -- -- I mommy to DS (22m) mommy to two tiny angels (28 Oct 2003 & 17 Feb 2004) guardian of DH (33) |
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