May 24 weekend I find out im pregnant. June 1st I go to a doctor and talk to her about my options. June 15 decision for the abortion. June 18th go to the abortion clinic. Everyone there was fantastic except for the woman who did my ultra sound. I will make this very clear. I NEVER HAD AN EMBRYO INSIDE OF ME. IT WAS A MOLAR PREGNANCY. The paperwork said i was about 7-8 weeks pregnant. She told me i was probably more like four because there was no heartbeat. http://www.obgyn.net/women/women.asp?page=/women/articles/molarpreg_dah (for those of you who don't know what a molar is). I went through with the abortion. I immediatley regret it, went through major depression. NO i didnt not have sex after this. following into july i continued to feel symptoms. Went to my doctor it was decided i had a molar. my dotctor was upset the abortion clinic didnt catch it, theyshould have.its hard for me to put everything on here because i have a limit. e-mail me if you're actually interested
2007-10-27 05:45:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
is it possible that you had more than one embryo? They may have only caught the one embryo and still left that one.
2007-10-27 05:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by kndykisz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is very troublesome. One big question is whether or not the ultra sound tech brought the issue up to the doctor at the abortion clinic. The clinic let a very important medical issue slip through the cracks. Was the M.D. informed that the the ultrasound did not match the dates? If so the doctor should have investigated further. Or did she keep it to herself? Only a lawyer would know if you have a legal case and I'm not sure if you want justice, help with your medical bills, or to prevent someone else from getting hurt? If protecting other women is your priority I would speak to your doctor about taking action. A doctor can report another doctor if they suspect a problem and have them investigated.
I worked at a call center for doctors. Sometimes doctors aren't familiar with every scenario but they can always consult with an expert.
I don't know if this should be handled legally but I would not just "let it go". Women need safe, legal, abortions and you didn't get one.
2007-10-27 14:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by shani 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why didn't you see your doctor in the first place? You should ask your doctor if this is common? Could be that the test they did at the abortion clinic could not differentiate between the two types of pregnancies. Or could be that the technician who did the ultrasound was not experienced in the area of a Molar pregnancy.
If your doctor thinks that 1. Molar pregnancies are common and could/should show up on a basic ultrasound. 2. that the abortion clinic was negligent in any way that could have caused additional pain/injuries or serious health hazards
then yes, contact an attorney.
2007-10-27 12:55:40 · answer #3 · answered by DESIREE 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What the hell? You wanted to kill your unborn child and are now upset because there was no child? Molar pregancys either leave no fetus or a terribly messed up one with too many chromosomes who will die anyhow. SO what is your problem? Maybe you should just figure you have now learned a valuable lesson. Get on some birth control and don't practice unsafe sex until you are mature enough to care for whatever may happen.
*walks away shaking head still confused about why you are upset*
Stephani- I understand the medical side of this perfectly. It's the moral side I was conflicting with. Think before you type or personally bash another responder.
Not bashing her Stephani, standing up for unborn children. Someone needs to.
2007-10-27 13:07:19 · answer #4 · answered by perfect_blue_and_blond 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
medical issue - resolve the outstanding medical issues with your doctor so that you don't jeopordize your future health. i had a misacarriage last year, but didn't pass any tissue, so had a d&c. this year i had another miscarriage, passed most of the tissue, but had to have the balance surgically removed. point is - sometimes the initial surgery doesn't resolve issues because some tissue is left behind causing continued symptoms (hormones, bleeding, etc).
legal issue - it's not clear that anything happened/didn't happen, so call an attorney.
2007-10-27 13:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by ProudM 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in the link you provided:
"this involves a lot of trips to the lab and the doctor’s office! This is important because molar pregnancies can “come back” even after a thorough D&C. "
May want to take your own advice, and quit bashing the poster of the question.
2007-10-27 13:18:38 · answer #6 · answered by stephanie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i am sorry for your predicament but i cant see your problem,if it was a molar pregnancy then it would have had to be terminated anyway otherwise yo could have died,you got what you wanted so now move on
2007-10-27 12:54:02 · answer #7 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋