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What Are The Symptoms Of Potential Pregnancy?

hi my auntie has just told the family she has had a misscarriage and she has told them the doctor said she could of been 3 weeks pregnant she then said she has got to go for a scan and they will give her a pill as they dont think its all out of her, this doesnt seem right to me can you help?
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Thank you for your query.

When a woman finds out she's pregnant, the gestational age is already 4 weeks (calculated from the first date of the last menstrual period).

When a miscarriage occurs, all the products of conception are expelled out along with the endometrial lining. It is like a heavy period.

However, sometimes, the placental tissue remains adhered to the uterus and needs to be removed either by medications that enhance uterine contractions and if that too doesn't work, it has to be removed manually by a dilatation & curettage (D&C).
An ultrasound is performed to confirm that all the embryonic tissue is expelled.

Symptoms of pregnancy - nausea, vomiting, frequent urination to name a few.
In your aunt's case, she may have meant 3 months.
Hope this answers your query.

Please get back to us for further clarification.
Wish you good health
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What Are The Symptoms Of Potential Pregnancy?

Thank you for your query. When a woman finds out she s pregnant, the gestational age is already 4 weeks (calculated from the first date of the last menstrual period). When a miscarriage occurs, all the products of conception are expelled out along with the endometrial lining. It is like a heavy period. However, sometimes, the placental tissue remains adhered to the uterus and needs to be removed either by medications that enhance uterine contractions and if that too doesn t work, it has to be removed manually by a dilatation & curettage (D&C). An ultrasound is performed to confirm that all the embryonic tissue is expelled. Symptoms of pregnancy - nausea, vomiting, frequent urination to name a few. In your aunt s case, she may have meant 3 months. Hope this answers your query. Please get back to us for further clarification. Wish you good health