Re: Missed pregnancy

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At Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Lorena wrote: >
>I had my first ultrasound at 11 weeks because I was spotting, and they
>could not find the fetus, which was diagnosed as a "missed pregnancy". I
>had exhibited all signs of pregnancy (such as starting to show) and
>continued to receive positive pregnancy tests. I was continuing to
>"grow" and so the doctors did a D&C. My question is, was there ever
>conception - that is, was there EVER a baby or fetus at all, and is it
>possible that I lost it during the bleeding? I am having a hard time
>knowing how to deal with the grief of losing a baby when apparently
>there never WAS a baby...

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James Wang, M.D.
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine

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