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Re: miscarriage and negative blood hcg

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 12:38:58 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, gracie wrote: >
>I had a positive HPT on October 29th, about 2 days before my period was
>due. AFter that, I felt all the typical symptoms of pregnancy--slight
>cramping, tender breasts, fatigue, strong sense of smell. On 11/11/02,
>I started spotting, then bleeding, and then the next day, I had a big
>walnut sized clot thing come out. I went to the doctor and they did an
>exam and a blood hcg test. During the exam, he said my cervix was open
>and that he thought I was having a miscarriage. But, the blood hcg test
>came back negative. I only had bleeding for 2 days and I never had
>significant cramping. Would this mean that the embryo died a while back
>and my hcg levels started to drop off before I ever started bleeding.
>Did my body never make enough hcg in the first place? And, is this
>something I should be worried about in terms of future pregnancies?
>THanks for your thoughts on this.

That is what is called a menstrual abortion and you shouldn't worry unless is repeated.

-- 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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