Is a molar pregnancy possible without having sex?

Q. A friend of mine is going through this but she claims to not have had sex in a very long time. It it possible to have a molar pregnancy without sex?
That's what I was afraid of. Thank you.

A. as mentioned in the site of the american pregnancy association website :
A molar pregnancy is an abnormality of the placenta, caused by a problem when the egg and sperm join together at fertilization.
so there is a sperm and an egg, but the egg maybe abnormal/empty
it just doesn;t happen without fertilization
i won;t say your friend is a liar but this is what is well known about molar pregnancy
to read more:
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/molarpregnancy.html


Can I get pregnant again after experiencing a molar pregnancy?
Q. Hi
I'm going through my first "mistaken miscarriage" or "molar pregnancy". I would like to know will I be able to conceive successfully after experiencing this? If I can, how long should I wait? What are some causes for a molar pregnancy? i know it has something to do with either the sperm being bad or the eggs being damaged, how does that occur?

A.


Does anyone know about HCG levels before and after a partial molar pregnancy?
Q. i found out i had a partial molar pregnancy after my d and c. before the d and c my hcg level was at 166,000. two weeks after its still 5000. is it normal to still be so high? my doctor doesn't seem to know the answer to this question. the whole pmp is a big waiting game and i am just trying to find out more information.

A. I was googling something else and found this on Wiki:

Levels of hCG may be measured in the blood or urine. Most commonly, this is done as a pregnancy test, intended to indicate the presence or absence of an implanted embryo. Testing for hCG may also be done when diagnosing or monitoring germ cell tumors and gestational trophoblastic disease.

Most tests employ a monoclonal antibody, which is specific to the β-subunit of hCG (β-hCG). This procedure is employed to ensure that tests do not make false positives by confusing hCG with LH and FSH. (The latter two are always present at varying levels in the body, whereas the presence of hCG almost always indicates pregnancy.)

The urine test may be a chromatographic immunoassay or any of several other test formats, home-, physician's office-, or laboratory-based.[6] Published detection thresholds range from 20 to 100 mIU/ml, depending on the brand of test.[7] Early in pregnancy, more accurate results may be obtained by using the first urine of the morning when hCG levels are highest. When the urine is dilute (specific gravity less than 1.015), the hCG concentration may not be representative of the blood concentration, and the test may be falsely negative.
The serum test, using 2-4 mL of venous blood, is typically a chemiluminescent or fluorimetric immunoassay[6] that can detect βhCG levels as low as 5 mIU/ml and allows quantification of the βhCG concentration. The ability to quantitate the βhCG level is useful in the monitoring germ cell and trophoblastic tumors, followup care after miscarriage, and in diagnosis of and follow-up care after treatment of ectopic pregnancy. The lack of a visible fetus on vaginal ultrasound after the βhCG levels have reached 1500 mIU/ml is strongly indicative of an ectopic pregnancy.
As pregnancy tests, quantitative blood tests and the most sensitive urine tests usually detect hCG between 6 to 12 days after ovulation.[8]

Gestational trophoblastic disease like Hydatidiform moles ("molar pregnancy") or Choriocarcinoma may produce high levels of βhCG (due to the presence of syncytialtrophoblasts- part of the villi that make up the placenta) despite the absence of an embryo. This, as well as several other conditions, can lead to elevated hCG readings in the absence of pregnancy.

hCG levels are also a component of the triple test, a screening test for certain fetal chromosomal abnormalities/birth defects.


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Molar pregnancy suspected after early miscarriage?
Q. I had a miscarriage when I was about 6 weeks along. Now, one month later, they are suspecting a molar pregnancy due to bleeding and increasing hcg levels.
The info that I have seen on the internet mostly deals with molar pregnancies that are 3-5 months along. I was wondering if anyone had one diagnosed this early, and what they went through.

A. I had mine when I was 3 months, but what they saw was grape like clusters on the ultrasounds and my HCG levels were extremely high. The important thing in any molar pregnancy is that you have a D&C (which your doctor will have you do anyways) and to be monitored for 6 months to a year after as molar pregnancies can (but dont always) lead to cancer. I was followed for 1 year after my molar pregnancy and was perfectly healthy. Good luck, I hope you dont have this as it can be very scary!





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2 comments:

  1. I had this happen to me and I haven't had sex in 3 years.Doctors told me that it was my cyst that popped and the clot was a mass of tissues that my body was forming

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  2. I had this happen to me and I haven't had sex in 3 years.Doctors told me that it was my cyst that popped and the clot was a mass of tissues that my body was forming

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