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Heartbeat and miscarriage

09/08/2009

Question:

I am 7 wks and went in for a transvaginal U/S after noting some brown spotting. They noted a normal U/S as well as a heartbeat..Later that afternoon I was bleeding bright red blood and clots...? It lasted one day...Miscarriage or possibly subchorionic hemorrhage? Could I still be pregnant? Waiting until Tues for another U/S.... =/

Answer:

You have correctly identified the two possible options: miscarriage or possibly subchorionic hemorrhage.  The repeat ultrasound will distinguish the two.  

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD