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Spotting In Pregnancy

Having spotting during early pregnancy is common. Spotting occurs as a tiny spot or trace amount of red, pink, or dark brown blood seen while using the restroom. During the first trimester, it often occurs due to implantation bleeding. It lasts for hours to days. In some women, miscarriage is shown as brown spotting to heavy bleeding.

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Is my pregnancy positive if an absence of a heartbeat is seen in USG?

Query: Hello doctor, I am eight weeks and three days pregnant. I have been spotting every day for almost two weeks. I have not been bleeding heavy or had any blood clots or tissues. I went for my USG three days back and they were unable to find any heartbeat. Kindly advise if we should still stay positive...  Read Full »

Dr. Donalyn S. Barcial

Dr. Donalyn S. Barcial

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your concern. I know you are anxious but to be honest, the likelihood that this will be a miscarriage is very high. By at least six weeks, there should already be a heartbeat on the ultrasound. We usually give at least two more weeks to repeat the scan espe...  Read Full »

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