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Re: Subchorionic bleeding -- what causes this, doctor?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:16:06 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Mary wrote: >
>I'm 6w and measuring so via u/s. U/S tech found oval shaped sac with
>*possible* fetal pole during scan. He said there is a very large area
>of subchorionic bleeding adjacent to the gest. sac. This is all the
>info I was given, as I didn't see the doctor at this time. I have a few
>questions:
>
>1. My current beta hcg is 8,120. Should we have seen more than a
>*possible* yolk sac at this point? (6w)
>
>2. Is an oval-shaped gest. sac indicative of a problem? I thought most
>were round.
>
>3. What causes subchorionic bleeding (sorry, I tried to search the
>archives but came up with nothing; maybe I'm misspelling it) and could
>it be harmful to the pg?
>
>My last 2 pg.'s ended at 6 weeks due to blighted ova, so I am terribly
>nervous about this.
>
>4. Is it possible to have a blighted ovum with such high betas that are
>continuing to rise appropriately?
>
>Thank you so much for your time.

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I am concerned that you are working on another blighted ovum. You should have seen more on the U/S than just a possible yolk sac, and subchorionic bleeding is bleeding between the uterine wall and the placenta, and is a common precursor to miscarriage. Hopefully I am wrong. Good luck.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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