Any info on a blighted ovulum, I just found out through an ultrasound.?

Question

I had an ultrasound done yesterday I was 12 weeks. The doctor said there was a sack but no baby had formed inside so I would miscarry or get a dnc. Does anyone know info on a blighted ovulum? Did it affect your chance of getting pregnant again? How soon after this were you able to try to get pregnant again? thanks.

Thanks for the correct spelling ovum. Thanks for all the support, it is very helpful during this difficult time.

Answer 1

Sorry about that.

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anembryonic_gestation

Search for "blighted ovum" (not 'ovulum'), and you'll get more information than you could possibly use.

It's fairly common. It shouldn't affect your chances of getting pregnant again, and how soon after you start trying will partially depend on what happens next -- if you pass the tissue naturally, or have a D&C, etc. A three month wait before trying again seems to be the usual recommendation after any type of miscarriage.

Answer 2

Blighted ovum is the most common reason for early miscarriage, and it means that something just didn't develop correctly after conception.

Something in the area of 1 out of 10 pregnancies that end in miscarriage. Blighted ovum has nothing to do with the mother. It has to do with that particular conception.

After a miscarriage people are generally told to wait a couple of cycles at least before trying to conceive again. Of course, how soon you try would depend on how soon you'll be emotionally able to take the leap and try again.

Of all the miscarriages in the world (even if yours is a "missed miscarriage") the kind you've experienced is (odd is it may be to use this word) the "best" kind you could have.

Pregnancy books have often referred to the blighted ovum situation as just something that happens in Nature, the way some fruits may fall from the tree too soon and never gets the chance to go on growing.

Answer 3

I had a blighted ovum. with research I found that it is fairly common. It is when sperm and egg meet so you produce hcg, but it doesn't develop. I opted for a d&c to get it over with and not wait for a natural miscarriage. No it didn't effect my chances of getting pregnant again. You can try again after one cycle. I did and got pregnant again within 3 months. I was told that the d&c was better option as it cleans out the uterus and makes it (for lack of a better term) fresh to accept a pregnancy

Answer 4

I'm sorry you have to go through this.

This should have no bearing on your future fertility. This is not an uncommon occurrence and many women go on to have normal healthy pregnancies after wards.They do recommend that like any miscarriage, you give your body some time to heal. Let your hormones settle back down to zero before becoming pregnant again.