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What Do Absence Of Heartbeats In An Ultrasound Report Suggest?

hi, I am 30 yrs old. my lmp was 21may. I had my 1st ultrasound on 11th july.doc saw a heartbeat but could nt hear it. than I had my 2nd ultrasound on 28th july but he could not find a heartbeat. Doc suggested me to go for a D& C but I am not having any bleeding or clotting. I still have all the pregnancy symptoms. What to do next??? Doc had planned one more us on 11 aug before going to D& C please suggest
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Hello,

Unfortunately, the absence of the heartbeat in the ultrasound indicates an inviable pregnancy, thus the baby is not living. It is good to have another ultrasound to verify the findings and make sure as this is a very important diagnosis.

If the heartbeat is not present then the doctor may do D&C or may monitor you till you start to bleed (the body will eventually reject an inviable pregnancy). Sometimes it may take weeks before this happens, this is why careful monitoring is necessary to make sure you are not getting complicated with infection or coagulation problems.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
General and Family Physician
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What Do Absence Of Heartbeats In An Ultrasound Report Suggest?

Hello, Unfortunately, the absence of the heartbeat in the ultrasound indicates an inviable pregnancy, thus the baby is not living. It is good to have another ultrasound to verify the findings and make sure as this is a very important diagnosis. If the heartbeat is not present then the doctor may do D&C or may monitor you till you start to bleed (the body will eventually reject an inviable pregnancy). Sometimes it may take weeks before this happens, this is why careful monitoring is necessary to make sure you are not getting complicated with infection or coagulation problems. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj General and Family Physician