Re: Discharge/slow fetal growth/weeks discrepancies

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At Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Scott wrote: >
>Hi, My wife and I got pregnant using the temperature checking technique.
>Her last men. Period was October 29. We performed a HPT on Nov. 30th
>andit was slightly positive. Since then we have taken 4 more HPT's and
>they are very very positive. She started having some brown discharge a
>week or so ago, it was not accompanied by any cramping or pain, and none
>of it was red blood, all brown. He breats hurt and she has nausea. She
>called the Doctor and we felt like we were getting the run around. The
>Dr. kept saying don't worry. Well we kept calling until they decided to
>do an bHCG test. It came back and the level was 15,010. They said this
>was consistant with an 8 week pregnancy, which is correct. They then did
>a vaginal ultrasound and said the baby looked like it was 5.5 to 6 weeks
>along. They saw what they believed to a heart beat, but could not be
>sure. Why the difference in 5.5 and 6 weeks old by the U/S and according
>to the LMP and bHCG the pregnancy is 8 weeks? We are scheduled for
>another bHCG test and U/S next week and we are scared. Can anyone shed
>some light on this?
>
>--
>Scott Sell
>Georgia
>

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