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Q: Possibility of misdiagnosed blighted ovum at 9 wks? Advice needed.

This is my first pregnancy, and we had been TTC for just short of a year. I am 9 wks, and went in for my first ultrasound yesterday with DH and the worst happened. They only could see the empty sac on the ultrasound.

I am going in again next week to have another ultrasound to confirm, but my Dr. is already prepping me to do the D&C immediately after. I am just wondering what the chances are that there IS a baby in there. I would never forgive myself if I had the D&C only to find out that there was a fetus that they missed, and I have read stories online of other women who have found healthy babies at 12 weeks because they waited to have the D&C.

I don't know what to do. I want to move on, but part of me wants to be 100% sure. Should I let it happen naturally? How long should I wait? Should I get a second opinion? Please help. Not only am I devastated and grieving, I don't think I am in any state to be making such a serious decision without some concrete evidence, ri

This question was asked Jan. 9, 2015 2:08pm
Category: Miscarriage & Loss

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Answered by caitlinadoyle - Jan. 12, 2015 4:24pm
I recently was in the same situation. I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum at 12 weeks and had a D&C a few days later because I didn't have the time to take off of work. I know that it hurts and the waiting just kills you! I had to go in for three ultrasounds before they would confirm anything! Make sure you or your doctor are not rushing to any conclusions. You would rather be safe than sorry!

The main thing I want to make sure you understand is that a D&C is VERY EXPENSIVE! This is something I wish I would have asked my doctor before deciding to go this route. Between the Anesthesia, Labs, Surgery and Recovery Room I think they billed my insurance $15,000! Now I am relatively healthy and rarely use my insurance so I ended up having to pay around $4500 out of pocket ($3000 deductible). Please contact your insurance company first and make sure it is not cost-prohibitive for you! If I could go back I would have requested the medication.

Good Luck! Thoughts and Prayers!

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Answered by KerriV2011 - Jan. 9, 2015 8:20pm
Back in April 2014 I had a blighted ovum. I was there for my 8 week u/s. They had me come back 10 days later so I was over 9 weeks. There was still no sign of a baby. They gave me a medication to start the process of a miscarriage. I didn't want a D&C as I had a friend that they scraped her walls too much and it was 8 months before she even had a regular period again to start TTC. It was very painful and extremely emotional when you see the sac. My DH and I were so devistated. We had a second in July but that one started on its own. We are now 12 weeks along and baby is ok. I would like to ask if you took any medications to help get pregnant. We were using clomid at the time for both. It can make your lining too thin to sustain the baby, therefore it does not grow. Once we got past those, I had another Dr. give me femara which worked on the second try and everything is going great. I know its really hard, but hang in there, never lose hope.

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Answered by estone - Jan. 10, 2015 7:24pm
If you know for sure you are 9 weeks, then the baby would be there. I agree with the others saying you should get blood drawn and have it repeated every couple days. A blighted ovum will still make your HCG increase, in some cases until 10-12 weeks, but eventually it will start to decrease. Hopefully they are wrong and you will see a baby next time.

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