Does anyone know how far into a pregnancy that an ectopic pregnancy can rupture?

Question

I am 7 weeks 4 days and have had 2 ultrasounds and the Dr. says he can not see anything in my uterus. I have had 5 pregnancy tests and they all have come back positive. I did blood work yesterday but will have to wait until tuesday, It is driving me crazy. Can anyone offer me any answers? Thank you

Answer 1

Ectopic pregnancies are diagnosed by measuring how quickly your pregnancy hormones rise. Your HcG should double every 48 to 72 hours--slowly rising HcG levels are a sign that the pregnancy is ectopic.

The type of ultrasound used can also be a factor in not seeing the baby. External (on the tummy) ultrasounds usually have a tough time seeing anything during early pregnancy. At this stage, your doctor should be using an internal ultrasound.

It's very well possible that you're not as far along as you think you are. Although the average woman ovulates on the 14th day of her cycle, some women ovulate later (or earlier) than that. Also, it can take anywhere from 5 to 10 days for implantation to take place--that will also affect how far along you are. If you're really only 6 weeks, it might be too early to see anything.

If you're feeling quite certain that you're experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, do NOT wait until Tuesday for you test results. Go directly to the ER. A burst tube is life threatening.

Answer 2

I agree with the first answerer, if it's ectopic you will definitely feel pain in your side, in which case you should immediately go to the ER with your suspicions. In the meantime maybe you can get another doctor to do an ultrasound, there's no harm in having a second opinion!

Answer 3

well unless your doctor is completely stupid, with a transvaginal ultrasound, they can see a baby as young as 4 weeks! they can look in your uterus and your fallopian tubes and everything else, i got one of these transvaginal ones when i was 10 weeks pregnant to find out everything was ok thank god, so if you were to receive a transvaginal ultrasound there would be no question as to what is going on here, ask your doctor about it, good luck

Answer 4

the version is very substantive there is sluggish soreness formerly each and every thing yet whilst it ruptures the soreness is excruciating. extreme Bleeding is an illustration of rupture as properly if not caught the mummy is vulnerable to demise it frequently happens at 7-8 weeks

Answer 5

Its not even really detectable until after 8-10 weeks, as the embryo isnt big enough to irritate the tube. You would feel pain in that area before it ruptured, since thats how most are found.