WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: blighted ovum

Re: blighted ovum

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 15:43:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 May 2000, Diana wrote: >
>I saw my Dr. for the first time on May 16, he did an ultrasound right
>away and saw no sac, took blood and determined i am 4.5 wks. which is
>why he saw no sac, progesteron level is good, hcg is good. I had some
>very light spotting the next day so i called and the very next morning
>they took blood again and my hcg had doubled. good right? We made my
>next appt for the 25th of May, he did another ultrasound and saw the sac
>but, no baby. He took blood again, determined the level had doubled or
>was where he determined it should be (I think he said about 15,000)he
>was happy with that but, I fear a blighted ovum. We set up the next
>appt. for 10 dys later June 10, and he said he must see a baby then. He
>thinks I was just off on my dates, although I keep a journal and know
>when i ovulated and had intercourse. today I am a little crampy and am
>spotting light brown intermittantly, not persistant. Is this normal if
>I am to have a normal pregnancy or is this my bodies way of telling me
>i'm having a miscarriage, or a missed miscarriage? I'm trying so hard to
>be positive but every instinct is telling me something is not right.
>maybe because other than tender breast and a little tired I dont "feel"
>pregnant. what should I do? also,if nature took it's course or is going
>to and i'm Rh negative as i know i am, am I at risk, shouldn't I havae
>the immune globulin shot? also, is it normal for my hcg level to double
>and still have no baby and possibly never see the baby through the
>ultrasound (blighted ovum). thank you for your help.
>
>--
>diana
>

You are stuck in that horrible grey area between the time that you know that you are pregnant, and the time that an U/S shows you the baby with a heartbeat. Your doctor is doing all the right things, but you are correct, a blighted ovum is a possibility. However, a normal pregnancy is also a strong possibility, and only time will tell for sure. I understand that you have strong feelings about the time of conception, but that is a very inexact method of dating, even in the most regular of women.

I know that it is hard, but try to remain positive. You do not need a Rhogam shot until you have significant bleeding. The symptoms that you are having are common in early pregnancy. I hope all goes well for you.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN

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