what does this mean?

[milly27]

I am 5 wks 3 days pregnant.  From about a week before my expected period until now i have had sever lower back cramping, lower abd cramping, but no bleeding.  My dr did an u/s last week and determined i had a ruptured corpus luteum cyst.  My progesterone level is 32, my hcg levels have doubled, but the cramping persists.  Yesterday i had another u/s which showed an empty sac.  Is it too early to see a fetus or am i going to have a miscarriage? Help!

[AnnieBrooke]

It's too early to see a fetus.  You will have period-like cramping as a result of the bones in the pelvis softening and spreading in early pregnancy.  This does not mean that all abdominal cramping is nothing to worry about, but a normal pregnancy has its share of abdominal cramping in the early weeks that is nothing to worry about and should be expected.  Good luck!

[milly27]

Thanks for the help! It was reassurring.  I have another u/s friday.  keep ya posted