Re: MISSED MISCARRIAGE

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At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Jari wrote: >
>Ok, this is a complicated issue. I went for my ultrasound on tuesday
>and I didn't get any results until wednesday. What the doctor told me
>was that the fetus only measured 6 weeks and 4 days when, according to
>my last period (which was October 22), I would be now 15 weeks. Oh, and
>they didn't find a heartbeat but we did do another blood test. My 2 hpt
>were taken on December 14 and the standard blood test was taken on
>December 18. So I have several Questions about this.
>
>If I was only a little over 6 weeks then the fetus would've been dead
>before I took the hpt and the blood tests. Wouldn't the blood test
>indicate a change in my HCG levels?
>I told the doctor that my periods were irregular and I couldn't really
>go by them because I got pregnant for my daughter in February (gave
>Birth in November) and my last period was over 3 months before in the
>previous November. This whole situation is so complicated! Another
>scenario is if the fetus was exactly only 6weeks 4 days and it was fine,
>then the pregnancy tests I took were false positives!
>Also I have a cyst on my right ovary(6cm)and two tiny cysts. Would that
>have any effect on my pregnancy?
>ALSO, If the fetus was dead at less than 7 weeks , that would mean it
>was in my body for over 8 weeks. Wouldn't I have gotten sick by it?
>I get the HCG results tomorrow and hopefully that could give me some
>answers.
>
>--
>Thank you for your time-- Jari
>

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Buenos Aires
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