EARLY PREGNANCY PROBLEMS HOW ACCURATE ARE PREGNANCY TESTS ? The tests are designed to detect hcg these hormones double every 2 days, 20 years ago you would have to wait around 2 weeks after a missed period or when your hcg reached 30,000 iu toget a positive testing these days with advancement a pregnancy can be detected when a womans hcg reaches 25-50 IU before a period is even missed. The accuracy of these tests also help to determine early pregnancy problems such as threatened miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy as the numbers would fall if the pregnancy was failing eg: lady who was having bleeding and left sided cramps had a positive test showing hcg levels at 365 and with the same circumstances 2 days later her hcg levels had fallen to 180 this would indicate the pregnancy had failed and an miscarriage had occured. For full Indepth pregnancy test sensitivty please click here MISCARRIAGE Spontaneous Loss of an pregnancy before 24 weeks, Usually starts with bleeding and cramping may follow in very early stages, Sometimes bleeding occurs in early pregnancy for the woman to go onto having a normal pregnancy but rest is advised and close monitoring, When in doubt whether a pregnancy is viable a modern Blood test and Ultrasound scan can be done at around 5-6 weeks in some cases to see whether everything is ok if nothing can be detected by ultrasound but the pregnancy hormones are still present these will be repeated until the drs can see a sac or embryo on ultrasound or in some cases whether other measures have to be taken such as a D&C to clear any substances which may produce infections and affect future fertility problems occuring. For more Indepth Information on Miscarriage Please Click Here BLIGHTED OVUM Usually the fertilised egg devides one half being the embryo the other half being the placenta afterbirth which are both protected by a fluid sac, A BLIGHTED OVUM occurs when this has not formed properley and only the afterbirth has formed with no trace of a embryo (baby) present. I HAD A HYDATIDIFORM MOLE ?  A benign tumour of the afterbirth which looks like small grapes, Usually the hydatidiform mole develops without a embryo present but is not always the case, Hydatidiform moles produce a very high level of HCG pregnancy hormone, There is a higher chance that the women will have excessive vomiting in early pregnancy, The detection is very simple through ultrasound, The womb would have to be completley emptied carefully by suction, VERY RARELY, There is evidence of malignancy, It is very important you are monitored carefully for a few months by your dr with hormone tests on your urine, Today Choriocarcinoma can be treated successfully by chemotherapy. ECTOPIC PREGNANCY This is when the fertilised egg implants itself outside of the womb usually in the fallopian tubes is most common,   Page created by Binky_Joe April 23rd 2005 For personal Information Only, We are by no means Drs and can only deliver information from personal experiences and research on the Internet for latest news and updates to help benefit others, Always seek medical advice from your dr when considering treatment. All rights reserved copywrite All for Maybe Baby 2005