Ultrasound cannot find the fetus

[1denhair]

Hi! I am a 32 years old and I have some many questions.  I've had a total of 4 miscarriages throughout the years and every pregnancy ended at about week 6-14.  The first couple of times I got pregnant, I was on Clomid.  Sometimes I was prescribed Progesterone, to help support the pregnancy.  It would help my levels increase for a while, and then at or around the 12th week I would start bleeding.  Then last year I got pregnant, but the only thing I had taken around that time was an antibiotic.  Cannot remember what antibiotic it was, but I'm thinking it was Amoxicillin.  I've only had 1-DNC and the Dr's told me after the other miscarriages, that they completed on their own.  At the age of 5, I did have a surgery to take care of my Umbilical Hernia.  Let me not forget to mention, I have been diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome).  Also if it helps, the Dr's never seem to be able to locate a fetus on ultrasound.  But sometime in the miscarriage process, my body does evacuate a small tissue filled cacoon looking thing.  Where could the babies be attaching themselves to?  Because this last time, June of 2009--- I had ultrasound after ultrasound and they saw nothing.  But after being given Methotrexate, instead of a surgery to remove any products of conception---- this cacoon made of tissue came out!  Does anyone know of any studies be conducted?  The Dr's never has any clue as to what's going on, but I've paid out so much money.  Then this is very stressful on me, as a woman to even think that I might not never be able to have a baby

[JoyRenee]

Even with so many advances in medicine there is still so much we don't know. Many women have "unexplained infertility" issues. Are you seeing an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist)? You'll want to see an RE if you are not already as they specialize in the area of fertility. I assume you already are seeing one but thought I'd say it just in case you aren't.

And I would find support with other women who experience similar issues. There are many blogs out there, written by real women, about their fertility struggles. Sometimes it helps to witness their journey and feel their heartache so we know we're not alone.

[1denhair]

Hi! Thanks for your response to my post... My husband stated that it was infact an embryo--- I just do not know what to do! Just want to get to the bottom of this problem, and I would like to find a doctor who cares enough to do the proper research into this.  I don't mind paying the money, but only if I get answers---- Not the same "I don't know" responses, and the same tests over and over again.

[JoyRenee]

I hit 'post comment' before I finished. I am going to say that you most likely have a cyst or cysts producing HCG. I would ask your doctor about that and go from there.

[JoyRenee]

Most women do not need progesterone after 10-12 weeks pregnant because the placenta forms and begins to produce it instead of the luteal cyst. Antibiotics cannot and won't cause miscarriages.

Miscarriages for the most part occur due to genetic anomalies. And depending on when you got sonograms during your pregnancies it is normal to sometimes not see the embryo before 7 weeks. Any later then you should definitely see something.

It could be that your pregnancies never grew large enough to be seen via sonogram (aka molar pregnancies) or you have cysts producing HCG and mimicking pregnancy.

Passing a clot doesn't necessarily mean it is a baby either. A clot can be surprisingly large but if you miscarry at 6 weeks or so then your embryo is very, very tiny (think of the size of a period on this message). The clots are usually uterine tissue.