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Asked by MommyMocha

Q: Miscarriage or ectopic?

I went in today for a vaginal ultrasound. I'm suppose to be 6 weeks and 1 day. My beta is 5800 (as of 12/27/14). During the ultrasound my doctor could not find the sac let alone a heartbeat. She told me that she thinks she can see the possible start of a sac but she was not for certain. Has anyone else had this before and still went on to have a viable pregnancy, or does this sound like it could be ectopic?

This question was asked Dec. 31, 2014 2:52am
Category: Miscarriage & Loss

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Answered by estone - Dec. 31, 2014 10:32pm
We saw the sac at 5 weeks with both of my pregnancies. Hopefully you will see something at the next appointment. Fingers crossed for you.

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Answered by jkim80 - Dec. 31, 2014 3:10pm
Well there are a lot better of variables and possibilities. You hcg is about where is should be for you dates but the range of normal is actually pretty huge so maybe you are as far along as you thought or maybe the machine she used isn't a powerful one, if it was a portable unit they are pretty crappy. I was 6w5days and had to go to hospital for cramping and bleeding and they couldn't find a heartbeat or anything in the emerg portable machine but when I came back the next day to get a proper scan in the imaging department it was clear as day. And my hcg was like yours. You never know, I would make sure that your hcg is increasing and get another scan at a place that specializes in it, it's scary how many doctors aren't trained to actually use a u/s machine but own one and use it in office. I wouldn't make any decisions before a truly high quality scan. But unless mentioned I don't see anything indicating ectopic pregnancy, try not to stress, best wishes.

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Answered by Stepmommy - Dec. 31, 2014 3:02am
I don't know. I had a sac at 5 weeks and a heartbeat at 7 weeks. I don't think that every pregnancy is the same. Your hcg numbers are much higher than mine were and yours are in the normal range so that is a positive. Good luck to you.

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