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Pregnant, Got Heavy Bleeding. Ultrasound Came Normal. What Is The Issue?

Posted on Fri, 5 Apr 2013

Question: six weeks pregnant had gush of blood 2 days ago had ultra sound baby heart beat strong but and spotting and having discomforts in hip areas and upper abdomen under ribs also hcg levels at 1300

Answered by Dr. Timothy Raichle (1 hour later)

Are you certain about how far along you are? That hCG level does fit with a pregnancy at 6 weeks. Please provide the following:
1. What is you due date?
2. What was the date of the most recent ultrasound?
3. What was the date of the hCG level?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Timothy Raichle (8 minutes later)

November 1 is due date ultrasound done on march 12 as well as hcg levels

Answered by Dr. Timothy Raichle (2 hours later)

So, let me summarize:

1. Due date is 11/1/13
2. You are supposed to be 6 6/7 weeks today
3. At 6 4/7 weeks you had an ultrasound that showed a normal fetal heart rate
4. You report the HCG level at 1300

Ignoring the HCG level, this is a reassuring story. Bleeding in the first trimester is common, and in many cases it is not an indication of miscarriage. Perhaps the units for the HCG are different for Canada, but this number seems abnormally low. If you have the units that would be reported right after the value, this might help me to help you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar