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ArmyOfBabies
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Jeri
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This Might Be a Dumb Question...
What is a chemical pregnancy? I've seen a lot of ladies post about it. TIA!!
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Posted 2/14/08 9:39 AM  |
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twinkletoes807
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
A chemical pregnancy is a very early miscarriage. In my case, I m/c'ed three days before AF was due and happened to go to the Gyno and had bloodwork done- it came up with low levels of HCG.
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| Posted 2/14/08 9:49 AM |
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DRMom
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Melissa
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
Posted by twinkletoes807
A chemical pregnancy is a very early miscarriage. In my case, I m/c'ed three days before AF was due and happened to go to the Gyno and had bloodwork done- it came up with low levels of HCG.
Yep. I had one where I got a positive(at night) on 11 DPO, then got AF about 3 days later. My hcg went from 50 to 0 in that time.
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| Posted 2/14/08 9:56 AM |
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ArmyOfBabies
Growing older but not up
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Jeri
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
Okay, sort of what I thought it might be.
Thanks for clearing it up for me ladies!!!
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| Posted 2/14/08 10:04 AM |
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CityNYGirl
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Betty
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
I had one also....
but my pregnancy ended at 7 weeks....the doctor still called it a chemical pregnancy because no heartbeat was detected on the ultrasound.....it is a fancy word for an early miscarriage...
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| Posted 2/14/08 10:05 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Lauren
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
basically, it means the embryo implanted, but then couldn't be sustained for some reason. So you will "chemically" test positive for hcg, but the embryo will really never further develop.
ETA: From what I have read, they think this happens because of a "bad" egg or sperm. Most people do not even know they have them unless they test very early before AF is due. They will usually just get AF on schedule or a couple of days late.
Message edited 2/14/2008 10:10:57 AM.
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| Posted 2/14/08 10:08 AM |
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autumn
Mommy to 2 divas
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Lisa
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Re: This Might Be a Dumb Question...
Posted by MrsGreek
I had one also....
but my pregnancy ended at 7 weeks....the doctor still called it a chemical pregnancy because no heartbeat was detected on the ultrasound.....it is a fancy word for an early miscarriage...
Same thing happened with my twin, she is now four 1/2 months preggo.
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