PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 1999: Re: Blighted Ovum

Re: Blighted Ovum

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 21:12:58 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 26 Sep 1999, Belinda wrote: >
>Can anyone refer me to where I can find more info on blighted ovums? I
>have checked the archives and can't find an answer to my question. I
>went into hospital at 13 wks pg due to light bleeding that had gotten
>heavier. The doctor did an internal and said (without knowing how pg I
>was) that I had a "good 12 week sized uterus". Then on ultrasound it
>only showed fluid and they said I had had a blighted ovum. When do
>these normally happen?

A blighted ovum is a pregnancy where the fertilized egg did not continue to grow whereas the placental tissue and agestational sac did. It occurs early but is usually diagnosed latter since symptoms vary.

>They told me that I had re-absorbed the baby, but
>wouldn't that be a bit hard to do by 13 weeks?

It occurred weeks before.

>Thanks in advance.
>
>--
>Belinda
>

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

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