PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: Early pregnancy or miscarriage?

Re: Early pregnancy or miscarriage?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:05:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Angie wrote: >
>I began taking clomid on the 3rd day of my cycle. (My cycles are
>somewhat irregular, but tend to be around 42 days. This cycle began
>after taking provera to create a more regular cycle.) After 35 days I
>had not started a cycle, so my physician did an ultrasound and found a
>sac in the uterine lining, but I had a negative serum test (count=0). He
>said he presumes I had a miscarriage. He's prescribed Provera for 10
>days assuming it's a miscarriage and assuring me that in the extremely
>remote chance it is a pregnancy the provera won't hurt me or the baby.
>Is it possible to have a negative test and still be pregnant due to late
>ovulation?

Angie

I doubt this is a viable pregnancy if it was even a pregnancy to start with, possibly just a thickened uterine lining due to the hormonal change you are going thru.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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