Has anybody experienced this?

Question

I sat with my friend at the ER all day yesterday. She took a preg. test over the weekend (3, actually) and all were positive. That night, she began bleeding. She had bled off and on since she came off of her pills. She began bleeding (heavier than just spotting), and it got worse the next morning (yesterday), so I took her to the hospital after her doctor stated that they could not fit her in and that she should go to the ER. The hospital staff stated that the hormone showed up in her blood test, but that nothing was observed in the ultrasound. The staff could not tell us anything except that she "might or might not be" pregnant. She saw her doctor this morning and was told that the hormone levels (around 33.7, I believe, had not changed, so she is scheduled to go again Friday to see what has changed. Has anybody experienced this gone on to have a normal pregnancy? At this rate, nobody knows if she is pregnant or miscarried, and we're worried. She's currently on bedrest.

She's been in constant communication with the doctors, and the bleeding has slowed way down. What's baffling is that the doctors had no answer for her, except to wait and see what the hormone levels do. She's had no cramping whatsoever.

Answer 1

The first two months are really cruel for young women who get pregnant naturally. ER doctors and regular OBs tend to be insenstitive when it comes to miscarriage. I was pregnant with twins and I miscarried one, I went to the ER with cramping and bleeding. They told me that IF I were miscarrying then there was nothing they could do about it, and that I should just go home a make an appointment with my OB in the morning.

In the first few months it is VERY difficult to see the fetus on an ultra sound. So it is very likely that your friend miscarried. When she goes back to see her OB if she turns out to be pregnant, have her ask for heartbeat monitor (it is designed to be more sensitive) so that her mind will be at ease. It ALWAYS feels good to her that little heartbeat.

Good luck

Answer 2

Here is what the hcg levels means:
hCG Level Information
Human Chorionic Ganadotropin (hCG) is only produced during pregnancy. It is the hormone that home pregnancy tests look for as well as blood tests at the doctor. It is produced when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus.

An hCG blood test at the doctor can detect a pregnancy between 8 and 10 days after fertilization. Any level over 5 is considered "pregnant." Keep in mind, however, that the normal miscarriage rate is very high at this point, still over 30%. Home pregnancy tests typically require 14 days, when your period would normally be due. The level for these tests ranges between 50 and 80. By this point, the normal miscarriage rate is down to 10% since the baby is clearly well implanted and churning out proper hormones.

The rate of hCG should usually double every 2-3 days. Keep in mind that if you have been given hCG shots as fertility treatment, it will throw off your reading and could even give you a false positive.

The numbers in the chart below are only a guideline, and are so broad as to be almost useless. They are here to give you a small measure of reassurance, although the only true way to know if your hCG level is rising appropriately is to take two tests about three days apart. The reason for the large range in the chart is to assume you may be as much as 7 days off on your ovulation, and to allow for larger numbers for pregnancies with more than one baby. In my own experience and with those women who have shared their numbers on the bulletin board, if you are rock-sure of your ovulation date, your number tends to be about 2/3 of the highest number for your week.


Week since last menstrual period began
Amount of hCG
in mIU/ml

3
5 - 50 (less than 5 means you are not pregnant)

4
5 - 426

5
19 - 7,340

6
1,080 - 56,500

7-8
7,650 - 229,000

9-12*
25,700 - 288,000


*You will likely see the hCG rates go DOWN after the first trimester, when it is no longer a factor in pregnancy or miscarriage because the placenta has taken over. At 9 weeks, however, your baby will be monitored by ultrasound rather than hCG levels.

Slow-rising hCG. Unfortunately, even if your levels are rising, the failure to double every few days is not a good sign. This type of pregnancy can go on for several weeks, but will almost always end in miscarriage. A single set of tests that do not show a doubling can still be fine. Usually another set will be ordered if you are low or borderline.

Sounds to me like she is or has miscarried. I done the same. Pregnancy was dected in my blood but when they done an ultrasound on me there was nothing in my uterus. I had already miscarried.

Tell her to go to a better doctor at a different hospital.
Tell her i said i wish her the best of luck,
Jessica

Answer 3

the only thing they can do is wait for the blood test i know it sounds horrible but it's true it happened to me i miscarried i was only 4 weeks late so their wasn't a lot to go on it started off really light and then the bleeding got worse i was literally in hell it hurt so bad i went to the doc 3 days later and it was confirmed my hormones had dropped down to 5 3 days before it was between 30- 60 so i lost that baby I'm 17 weeks preg. know and feel much better I'll pray for her

Answer 4

I went through this with my 1st pregnancy, but unfortunately the subsequent hormone levels dropped, indicating I had lost the pregnancy. The good news is that I experienced the same thing with my 2nd pregnancy. I started bleeding and they could not find a living pregnancy. A week later I was bleeding worse and there was a baby and a heartbeat. 8 months later my son was born!!

Answer 5

I'm sorry how this may sound and I do wish the best for your friend. But this happened to my mother a few years ago and she miscarried. If the baby is still there it will cause many complications not only itself but her too. If it continues she will not have a normal pregnancy. But in the other hand it can work out for her. But after that happened to my mother, I did some research. And it happens quite a lot and the majority of babies do not survive. But I do wish your friend a lot of luck and that everything works out for her. And gets better whether something goes wrong. Best Wishes for her and the baby!!

Answer 6

I hate to say it but it sounds as if she may have had a miscarriage. She also could have had a chemical pregnancy but with the bleeding I am not sure, was she having severe cramping? That's usually a good indication of miscarriage. I hope everything works out for your friend and she gets the results she is hoping for.

Answer 7

yes with my last pregnancy. i missed my period and took a few tests. they came back positive. i went out one night and began bleeding. but i was never in any real pain. the bleeding stopped that night. i went to the doctor that monday morning and they said that i had miscarried before the baby actually implanted. thats why it never hurt or there was never anything passed.

Answer 8

My sister bled throughout her first pregnancy. She had a healthy baby. Sometimes you could be having twins and loose one. That happens and a lot of bleeding is experienced. Waiting to see is a normal response from a doc. Hang in there.

Answer 9

If your friend took three pregnancy TEST and they came out positive then its most likely shes pregnant even though they didn't find anything in the ultrasound meaning shes probably pregnant but in her Fallopian tube and that's not good what so ever. If she is preg. and the baby is growing inside her Fallopian tube if she don't get that taken care of she can have her tube erupted and that can cause to death so please go get that taken care of and hopefully that's not the case

Answer 10

O.K, check up on this but.....
I've heard more than once that when some one is tested for pregnancy and it comes up positive but their is no baby visible, that might indicate that the hormones aren't because of pregnancy but ovarian cancer. Ask her doctor. I hope I'm not right, but check it out.