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Re: no fetal heartbeat

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 16:56:16 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 17 Oct 2002, lynne wrote: >
>my husband and i went through our first ivf-icsi in september. i did
>have a positive test. my quants were initially going up very well and
>we did see a normal gestational sac at 5 wk ultrasound. on the 6 wk us
>we saw another sac, but it was smaller and we were told it wouldn't
>progess to a viable preg.
>the other larger, normal sac did have a yolk sac and fetal pole but no
>heartbeat. a follow up us a week later showed no cardiac activity in
>the larger sac, but did show it in the smaller one that we were told
>will miscarry...it is still smaller and measuring a week behind. we
>were told that the larger sac "looks good", but no heartbeat. my doc
>told me we have 99% chance of miscarring both sacs, but won't do a D&E
>now because of cardiac activity. so now we have to wait another week to
>see if any growth in either sac. at this point i don't what to believe.
>could you give some advice please...thanks!!

Sorry, follow your Dr's advice.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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