Know How iCliniq's Doctor Helped a Distressed Pregnant Woman

Know How iCliniq's Doctor Helped a Distressed Pregnant Woman

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A pregnant woman reached out to a gynecologist on iCliniq.com for his opinion on her 10-week pregnant ultrasound. She had previously consulted this doctor in person, years back, for menstrual problems. The patient was impressed by the doctor's knowledge back then, and as the doctor no longer consulted in the nearby hospital, she reached out to him on iCliniq. The patient missed her periods approximately 10 weeks back, and her home pregnancy test turned out positive. After that, she met her gynecologist, who took an ultrasound and prescribed medicines. The gynecologist did not find cardiac activity in the fetus and asked her to review again after 15 days. She consulted the doctor again after 15 days, and she informed her that the fetus had stopped growing and there was still no cardiac activity. The distressed patient shared her reports with our doctor and wanted his precious suggestions.

Our gynecologist was sad to hear about the fetus's growth and informed the patient that she was 10 weeks and 1 day pregnant according to her last menstrual period. But the latest ultrasound that the patient shared showed the fetus's growth to be 7 weeks and 4 days with no cardiac activity. These findings pointed to a failed pregnancy or otherwise called an "anembryonic gestation." In such cases, the embryo is not formed at all. In normal pregnancy, at 7 weeks, the primitive fetal heartbeat is evident. Still, as there was no detectable heart activity at 10 weeks, it was apparent that the fetus stopped growing after 7 weeks and 4 days. The doctor, with regret, informed her that she needed to undergo a medical abortion or the fetus would spontaneously get aborted over the next few weeks.


The patient thanked our doctor for the explanation. She wanted to be absolutely sure before getting a medical abortion and wanted to know if there is any way to sustain the pregnancy.


Our doctor understood that this was a big decision and told the patient that, as it was an anembryonic gestation without evidence of cardiac activity, it was a failed pregnancy and would have to be aborted. Based on the reports, there was no chance that the fetus would continue to grow. He further added that the patient could get a serial beta-hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) level tested 48 hours apart. If there was less than a 65% rise from the first hCG level, it would confirm a failing pregnancy.

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