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Pregnancy Test Positive, Have Period Like Bleeding. Done Blood And Urine Tests, Showed Hcg Level. Fear A Miscarriage?
Hi I took my pregnancy test the week commencing sept 16th which indicated I was 1-2 weeks pregnant I went to my gp on 19th and an apt with midwife was booked.
However for the past week I have noticed some spotting which become period type bleeding on Sunday just gone. I had mild cramps at this stage on sun I went to a n e and I had a scan done which showed thst no clear scan could take place.They took my urine sample which concluded that I was pregnant and did not have infection. I also had blood test which results come back as 7000 as my hcg making me around 7 weeks when my calculations showed 10. On Monday my cramps got a lot worse had a scan Tuesday morning which stated that there is a gestation sac present but not bigger than 5 weeks no baby visible. I have been told to come for re examination as it could possibly be a thesthened miscarriage or thst the bsby has stopped developing or will develop I have another apt in 2 weeks I'm hoping to see if there is something visible although this morning I passed some clotting and continue having cramps. What do I expect from the re scan and can my calculating a be so messed I took the pregnant test more than 5 weeks ago is it 5 weeks from conception or 5 weeks from last period
However for the past week I have noticed some spotting which become period type bleeding on Sunday just gone. I had mild cramps at this stage on sun I went to a n e and I had a scan done which showed thst no clear scan could take place.They took my urine sample which concluded that I was pregnant and did not have infection. I also had blood test which results come back as 7000 as my hcg making me around 7 weeks when my calculations showed 10. On Monday my cramps got a lot worse had a scan Tuesday morning which stated that there is a gestation sac present but not bigger than 5 weeks no baby visible. I have been told to come for re examination as it could possibly be a thesthened miscarriage or thst the bsby has stopped developing or will develop I have another apt in 2 weeks I'm hoping to see if there is something visible although this morning I passed some clotting and continue having cramps. What do I expect from the re scan and can my calculating a be so messed I took the pregnant test more than 5 weeks ago is it 5 weeks from conception or 5 weeks from last period
Mon, 4 Nov 2013
hi
Welcome to HCM,
You have not mentioned your first day of the last period, and your usual menstrual cycle before pregnancy, which could be of helpful to us to rule out delayed ovulation.
Sometimes if you have conceived late due to irregular period, we may see discrepancy in pregnancy age according to LMP and Scan. USG scan also can be difficult to detect gestational sac in early weeks due to either obesity, or retroverted position of uterus, type of scan machine and also on skills of Doctor. HCG levels does not determine exact gestational age. Range of values vary widely.
40 % of all pregnancies end up in abortions. It is a traumatizing experience for women, and in most of the cases , cause can not be found. But many of them become pregnant again second time very soon and get successful pregnany outcome.
Your history of bleeding, passing clots and cramps today, may be the symptoms of inevitable abortion. You must go and see the Doctor now. Do not wait until another 2 weeks.
Best Wishes.
Dr H Hamdani
Welcome to HCM,
You have not mentioned your first day of the last period, and your usual menstrual cycle before pregnancy, which could be of helpful to us to rule out delayed ovulation.
Sometimes if you have conceived late due to irregular period, we may see discrepancy in pregnancy age according to LMP and Scan. USG scan also can be difficult to detect gestational sac in early weeks due to either obesity, or retroverted position of uterus, type of scan machine and also on skills of Doctor. HCG levels does not determine exact gestational age. Range of values vary widely.
40 % of all pregnancies end up in abortions. It is a traumatizing experience for women, and in most of the cases , cause can not be found. But many of them become pregnant again second time very soon and get successful pregnany outcome.
Your history of bleeding, passing clots and cramps today, may be the symptoms of inevitable abortion. You must go and see the Doctor now. Do not wait until another 2 weeks.
Best Wishes.
Dr H Hamdani
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