Q. I had a partial molar pregnancy and my HCG levels went down to zero. I think i may be pregnant again. Is there any way this pregnancy could come out to be healthy? and if it did if i ended up having cancer would it show up after the baby? any answers will be greatly appreciated
A. Yes, it is entirely possible that your pregnancy will be healthy. I had a molar pregnancy and five months after my d&c I had a perfectly healthy pregnancy. I was scared the whole time, but my doctors were wonderful at monitoring me.
My advice would be to find a doctor who babies you. Someone who cares about your feelings. And, when seeing your concern will work to aleviate that. Not all obgyns are created the same so this may take some work on your part. You can google obgyns in your area and google.com has some reviews you can look at. Or, ask around your neighborhood.
My doctor gave me an ultrasound straight off the bat. The first visit he scooted everyone out of the ultrasound room and let me see the babe. It was great. And, any time I got scared he`d let me take another look at an appointment.
This is my third pregnancy and that ob had to close his practice. The insurance was just too high to justify continuing. He sent his patients to another ob...who I met last week. Have to say, I am still looking for that great ob...again.
---- Edit to respond to the person who posted an article----
I hate when people do that. When they post an article about something they know NOTHING about.
I had the condition. I was seen by my doctor the WHOLE time. He was and is a reproductive endocronologist a specialist in the area on pregnancy. And, pregnancy problems. Which is why people come from the tri-state area to see him. I know women who come into town for weeks at a time just to have him be their fertility doctor.
Each case is different but waiting a year to get pregnant again is extreme.
If people don`t know about the condition why do they even have to post? Just say you don`t know...sheesh.
My advice would be to find a doctor who babies you. Someone who cares about your feelings. And, when seeing your concern will work to aleviate that. Not all obgyns are created the same so this may take some work on your part. You can google obgyns in your area and google.com has some reviews you can look at. Or, ask around your neighborhood.
My doctor gave me an ultrasound straight off the bat. The first visit he scooted everyone out of the ultrasound room and let me see the babe. It was great. And, any time I got scared he`d let me take another look at an appointment.
This is my third pregnancy and that ob had to close his practice. The insurance was just too high to justify continuing. He sent his patients to another ob...who I met last week. Have to say, I am still looking for that great ob...again.
---- Edit to respond to the person who posted an article----
I hate when people do that. When they post an article about something they know NOTHING about.
I had the condition. I was seen by my doctor the WHOLE time. He was and is a reproductive endocronologist a specialist in the area on pregnancy. And, pregnancy problems. Which is why people come from the tri-state area to see him. I know women who come into town for weeks at a time just to have him be their fertility doctor.
Each case is different but waiting a year to get pregnant again is extreme.
If people don`t know about the condition why do they even have to post? Just say you don`t know...sheesh.
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.
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
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?
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.
There's more but it's too long to post. Try the website below.
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.
There's more but it's too long to post. Try the website below.
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