WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: misshapen sac

Re: misshapen sac

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 23:38:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Kerry wrote: >
>I am currently 8+ weeks pregnant. At my 1st dr's appointment the embryo
>measured 5 weeks 2 days(2+weeks off from my period due date)and seemed
>to have a misshapen sac, and also implanted very low in my uterus. I
>went back this past week for a second ultra sound to see a great fetal
>heart beat and fetal pole but the dr said the sac is very misshapen. I
>have to go for a level 2 ultra sound in another week to see if we can
>see somemore. Meanwhile my dr has put off all 1st appointment blood
>work as she doesnt seem to be overly optimistic about this pregnancy. My
>question is what exactly does a misshapen sac mean for the pregnancy,
>and beyond that for the baby? I have looked all over for infomation on a
>misshapen sac and have found nothing. Please help me.

It frequently means nothing. Seeing a heart beat means there is an 85% chance that it will not be a miscarriage.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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