Can abnormal pregnancies often lead to miscarriages?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am reaching out for a second opinion. I am pregnant and going to a free women's centre. They were able to detect a faint heartbeat. But when I went to my doctor, they saw a fetal pole for the first time. The baby is measured as five weeks and two days. But the sac is estimated to be around seven weeks or eight weeks with a lot of debris. The doctor's office keeps taking my blood work to check HCG levels. Last week, they took two blood work and the first one was 21,000, and the second one was 31,000. The level today is 81,000. The last test was taken a week later.

I read online that abnormal pregnancies lead to a miscarriage. I need a second opinion on it. It is tough for me to sit and wait, especially when one place could hear a faint heartbeat by a non-vaginal ultrasound. I do not have any other symptoms except cramping and feeling more tired. My cramps were on and off. But now, they feel like ovulation cramps that are not as light and not as painful. I am no longer experiencing pregnancy symptoms. I felt it for a while, but I do not feel it now. For a time, I was feeling extremely thirsty. But the only thing I am feeling now is the cramps, and it makes to burp a lot.

Answer 1

Hello,

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Thanks for the query. The rising hCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) levels, which are doubling in 48 hours, indicate a viable pregnancy as indicated by the arrival of the fetal pole. It is a growing pregnancy. The fetal heartbeat usually arrives by six to eight weeks, and if it does not hear by the ninth week, we term it anembryonic gestation. But the presence of a fetal pole confirms a developing pregnancy. However, please share the USG (ultrasound) report and ensure that the next USG is transvaginal to have a conclusive and better view of the conception. Regards.

Answer 2

Hello,

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The gestational sac is regular, and there is no evidence of surrounding debris around the gestational sac. So, even a partial mole as a diagnosis cannot be contemplated where hCG levels are high. In some cases of delayed conception, the arrival of the fetal pole is delayed. However, serial beta hCG rising trends indicate a growing pregnancy, and one should be patient and allow the pregnancy to take its time. If there is no arrival of a heartbeat, as I said in another week, then there are chances of a chemical pregnancy. So repeat a transvaginal ultrasound after a week and share the reports, as that would be conclusive. Regards.