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What Does Sonogram Showing Levels Of 19000 During Pregnancy Mean?

my daughter took a blood test that revealed she was pregnant. she had a sonogram and they couldn t pick up anything. her levels were 19000. another sonogram revealed that there was no fetal development and the doctor said she did ot hold out hope that everything was going to be ok. she said that she would probably end up having a d and c. I don t understand since she has been vomiting in the mornings is getting a belly and has all the signs of being pregnant. this is her second pregnancy. she had no problems with her first. is there any hope that she will not loose this baby.
Fri, 15 May 2015
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You should have mentioned how many weeks she is pregnant!
I would give more importance to the ultrasonography findings which reveal that there are no foetal heart activities and foetal development. We call it as blighted ovum.
In earlier weeks of normal pregnancy, hCG levels vary from 10000 to 25000mIu/ml.
Though the levels up to 19000 mIu/ml indicate the pregnancy, absence of foetal pole indicates that this is a non-viable pregnancy and will have to be terminated if it does not terminate by itself.
Up to 9 weeks of pregnancy, termination can be done by medicines. However, since there is no foetal pole in this pregnancy, this method can safely and effectively be used in your daughter's case.
Please have a faith in your obstetrician and let him/her suggest the method of termination of pregnancy. Accept it.
Even this pregnancy is not fruitful, you should not loose the courage. It need not repeat next time and she can have normal fruitful pregnancy in future.
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What Does Sonogram Showing Levels Of 19000 During Pregnancy Mean?

You should have mentioned how many weeks she is pregnant! I would give more importance to the ultrasonography findings which reveal that there are no foetal heart activities and foetal development. We call it as blighted ovum. In earlier weeks of normal pregnancy, hCG levels vary from 10000 to 25000mIu/ml. Though the levels up to 19000 mIu/ml indicate the pregnancy, absence of foetal pole indicates that this is a non-viable pregnancy and will have to be terminated if it does not terminate by itself. Up to 9 weeks of pregnancy, termination can be done by medicines. However, since there is no foetal pole in this pregnancy, this method can safely and effectively be used in your daughter s case. Please have a faith in your obstetrician and let him/her suggest the method of termination of pregnancy. Accept it. Even this pregnancy is not fruitful, you should not loose the courage. It need not repeat next time and she can have normal fruitful pregnancy in future.