Do I have a blighted ovum?

[cheyne1]

I went for  scan yesterday to 'put my mind at rest' the doctor said. I am 5 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The scan was a vaginal scan and showed a sack, a yolk sack and...nothing else. There was no sign of a fetal pole or heartbeat. The person performing the scan said the scan was showing me to be 5 weeks and she would not expect to see anything at this point. She told me to come back in a week for another scan. However, considering my HCG level was 9300 the night before the scan do things look very bad? Am I going to miscarry a blighted ovum, or is there still hope an embryo will show up and things will be alright?

[mandyarr]

i think you would only have to worry if... well i was 12 weeks pregnante and the same thing happend to me. but right away i knew something was wrong. i had to get blood tests done and everything else. they told me that they should be able to see the heart beat but they didnt. thats why i had a blited ovum. my doctor said that that kind of things only happens one in a lifetime but.... i think you are fine just wait another week or so. my hormones were off the chart but no baby its wierd and sad. i hope the best for you!

[cheyne1]

Thanks, that's really put my mind at rest. I'm going to try and think positive, and I'll let you know how it all goes at the next US.

[JoyRenee]

It's very easy to be "off" by up to a week, sometimes even 2 weeks, in early pregnancy. Implantation can take anywhere from 1-2 weeks after fertilization so that's why.

I would rest easy. So far, so good it seems!

[Kellmomb2]

i had my first US at what I thought was 5 days 6 days, all they saw was a empty sac measuring less than 5 weeks :( , rescheduled US for May 9th, BUT couldn't wait that long so I went to a diff doctor 6 days later ( past Monday) and the doctor then saw a baby with a heartbeat, so I would not worry to much at this point, and yes my levels were at 9512 at the first US, and the sac still appeared to be empty. I would go back for a second scan in 4-5 days to ease your mind, but mine turned out to be nothing to worry about.... will hope for yours too.... Also it depends on the equipment, when i went Monday at first they still saw a empty sac, but he then sent me to a diff room that had a new US system they had only used 4 times and that was the machine that picked up the baby and heartbeat.... so keep that in mind also

Good luck to you