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Query: Hi doctor, I am eight weeks and two days pregnant. But still, no heartbeat of the baby is found. During five weeks and four days of the scan, cervix measures 3.4 centimeters and the G sac measures 0.45 centimeters. The decidual reaction is seen. Internal OS appeared closed. The doctor advised me to ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your history and report (attachment removed for patient identity protection) and understand your concerns. As your ultrasound shows, it is a five weeks pregnancy, it could be a late conception, and you are five weeks pregnant, not eight weeks pregnant. ... Read Full »
How to confirm the reason for my abortion?
Query: Hi doctor, I had some hormonal imbalance problem. I had my last periods two months back. I became pregnant and took an hCG test. It was 121 and I took viability scan at 7.6 weeks. The heart rate was 92 bpm, which is less compared to one week. So, doctor suggested me to repeat a scan after two weeks.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your ovarian reserve appears to be good. Recurrent abortion needs evaluation for the following. Parental karyotype abnormality, uterine abnormalities, antiphospholipid syndrome, immunologic dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovary ... Read Full »
Why had my doctor suggested Dydrogesterone tablet for a month?
Query: Hi doctor, I did not get my periods last month. The actual due date was 15, but on the 22nd I got spotted. Then, I had a strip test, which came as positive. After four days, I went to my doctor for spotting and pain. My ultrasound report showed less than 5 weeks of pregnancy. There is no fetal sac a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The absence of fetal pole and irregular sac on ultrasound are an indicative of a chemical pregnancy. But, less than 5 weeks gestation is not to be considered as definite time to decide chemical pregnancy. Fetal heart rate and fetal pole have been seen arriving ev... Read Full »
The doctor cannot find the baby's heartbeat. Should I be concerned?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 49 days pregnant. Today we met our doctor. He said that the fetal size is 0.63 cm, but still, there is no heartbeat felt. The doctor asked us to wait for one more week. Is it normal? Please clarify my doubt. My wife is worried about this. This is our second baby. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? Your doctor has given you the right advice. You are calculating the gestational age as per her last periods. But let me tell you that you can never predict when her ovulation was. There are two possibilities: Either the baby is still small and ... Read Full »
Fetal ultrasound failed to detect heartbeat. Has the child been aborted?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife's last period date was two months ago. After one month, we came to knowthat she is pregnant. She had her first ultrasound 10 days ago and the baby is fine at five weeks and five days with a heartbeat of 114. But for the last three to four days, she saw some blood in her urine. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If a repeat ultrasound shows no heartbeat then she has experienced a missed abortion. This means that after the arrival of the heartbeat, the heart has stopped and the fetus is no more alive and not growing. The bleeding is nature's way of aborting the non-developing... Read Full »
My wife is 2 months pregnant, but no heartbeat seen in the scan. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is 2 months pregnant. On ultrasound, no growth and heartbeat is seen. What can we do? Please help. Read Full »
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nair Bhaskaran
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am very sorry for both of you and I understand your concern. If there is no heart beat after two months, then the baby will not be alive. Consult a gynecologist at the earliest and take medicines to abort. Read Full »
Why did my doctor give medicines when there was no fetus detected?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 26 year old female. I had got positive pregnancy by the urine test. I scanned by ultrasound but there wasno detection of the fetus. My last period was two months ago. And my missed period was last month. My doctor gave me FOL-XT and Miprogen 200 mg. I am confused about tablets. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your urine test is weakly positive. It means your pregnancy may have occurred late, hence not detected on ultrasound. Sometimes, in these cases, there is a risk of miscarriage. So, the doctor has given the medicines to protect from such occurrence. You can take it and ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is now 8 weeks and 5 days pregnant. She started to bleed three days back and felt little cramps. We had our first early trimester scan and they said that they are unable to detect fetus heartbeat. They arranged for another scan in some 15 days. She is taking Pregnacare Folic acid.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If she is 8 weeks and 5 days gestation as of today and still there has been no heartbeat or a fetal pole, then it is likely to be an anembryonic gestation or a chemical pregnancy with just the gestational sac. If the fetal pole and the heartbeat have not arrived t... Read Full »
Baby has a heartbeat of 110 bpm.Is there a chance of abortion?Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant. The doctor diagnosed that the baby has a heartbeat of 110 bpm and there is a chance of abortion. Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If the heartbeat is present, though it is 110 bpm which is less, we cannot definitely say that the heartbeat of the fetus would stop. But a close follow up and repeat scan is required after a week to keep a watch on the heartbeat of the fetus. Missed abortion a condit... Read Full »
Why is the fetal heartbeat sounds not heard in my sister's ultrasound?
Query: Hi doctor, I want you to interpret the results of my sister's pregnancy test and ultrasound. She is six weeks pregnant now. Last time the doctor said he could not hear the baby's heartbeat. Can you help? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can fully understand your concern and will surely help you. I have gone through the details presented by you (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). The blood test report and the hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) values are fine.The ul... Read Full »