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Re: I need help - 2nd mc on the way - need to know why?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:17:24 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Julie wrote: >
>I went in to the dr. today to hear the heartbeat. I am 10 1/2 weeks.
>They couldn't hear it using the dopplar, so I asked them to give me
>sonogram. They did, although the sonographer was not there. The nurse
>admitted she wasn't very good at sonograms, but gave it a try anyway.
>Since I had a sonogram at 7 1/2 weeks and saw the heartbeat then, I knew
>I'd be able to see the heartbeat if it was there this time. Well, we
>could not. They tried and tried to get a good picture but we still
>could not see any cardiac activity. This exact thing happened to me
>during my last pregnancy. I thought I was 13 weeks - went to hear
>heartbeat, didn't, got sonogram, etc. That time the baby hadn't
>developed beyond 7 weeks. No bleeding the entire time so no warning
>whatsoever. This time has been the same. No bleeding - NOTHING. This
>time, the nurse said the baby HAD grown from the last sonogram at 7
>weeks. But we could not see heartbeat. I am going again tomorrow to
>meet with the sonographer this time, but I have no hope. Please, can
>any doctor or anyone tell me why this may be happening? It has to be
>medical for it to happen exactly the same both times. I am devastated
>and numb. Please - if anyone can help me . . .

Presuming you're correct, it can be many things. Genetics of the miscarriage material is sometimes revealing. You should have progesterone testing, thyroid testing and a hysterogram prior to the next pregnancy, along with autoimmune antibody levels and cervical cultures. The archives of this forum and the women's forum have much written about this.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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