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What Does The Following Ultrasound Report Suggest?
Question: My wife's UGS showed a single gestational sac with no fetal pole or yolk sc. Doc said its blighed ovum. My wife is approximately 5 weeks preganent. So shall I wait for a few more days or go with the doc's suggestion and remove it?
Brief Answer:
No use of waiting for a few days.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
I have seen the report attached. There is no fetal pole in the gestational sac. There is no chance of development of fetal cardiac activity. This is not a viable pregnancy. It is best to go with your doctor's advice and get it removed.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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No use of waiting for a few days.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
I have seen the report attached. There is no fetal pole in the gestational sac. There is no chance of development of fetal cardiac activity. This is not a viable pregnancy. It is best to go with your doctor's advice and get it removed.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is there any possibility of my wife not getting pregnant again if I abort this one? What should be the cause of having no fetal activity this time? Is there any possibility that it would happen again???
Brief Answer:
Your wife can get pregnant normally again.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If this pregnancy is aborted there is every chance that your wife will conceive normally again. The blighted ovum happens due to a chromosomal abnormality. It usually does not happen again. Your wife can conceive normally.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Your wife can get pregnant normally again.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If this pregnancy is aborted there is every chance that your wife will conceive normally again. The blighted ovum happens due to a chromosomal abnormality. It usually does not happen again. Your wife can conceive normally.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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