Re: heartbeat but continual bleeding

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Hello Peter,

Pregnancy can be a worrying time. It is good that you were able to see a heart beat on the u/s. Althpough it does not mean that your wife will not miscarry, the odds are more in her favour. I hope that things turn out good for you.

Below is information from a website: http://www.womens-health.co.uk/epau.htm It gives some reassurance about seeing a heart beat and bleeding:

"Miscarriage rates after confirmed viability by ultrasound

Menstrual age Pregnancy loss 6 - 7.9w 17% 8 - 9.9w 11.2% 10 - 11.9w 5.6% 12 - 13w 4.3% overall 6-13w 8.8%

This information is useful for counselling patients after a reassuring scan. Loss rate after a normal scan is similar in symptomatic vs asymptomatic patients, thus a patient who experiences some vaginal bleeding may be reassured that her prognosis is as good as that of an asymptomatic patient if the scan is normal."

I hope this helps. Best wishes,

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KAH, mother to a son (12 months)
13w2d EDD Jan 2 2004

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