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What Causes Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy?
hi im currently 10 weeks pregnant and i have had some bleeding the 1st was 2 light red streaks then it was a little tiny lump which was dark red and today i had quite a bit of dark red i went and got examined and all was fine down below they checked my hormone levels yesterday and found they was at 22 and they checked today and they hadnt changed is this bad
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
Hallow Dear,
Bleeding with recurring episodes at 10 weeks duration of pregnancy is not a good sign and needs investigations.
Hormone levels may not be good indicators to help diagnosing baby's jeopardy since it takes about 8-10 days for the hormone levels to drop down to non-pregnant state. Your hCG levels were 22 mIU. During pregnancy, they have to be more than 25 mIU. Any levels between 5 mIU and 25 mIU suggest that the baby may have been jeopardized or the baby may be present outside the uterine cavity (ectopic pregnancy).
I would suggest you to get ultrasonography done which will inform us:
1. Whether the baby is viable
2. Whether the baby is in the uterine cavity or not.
If the viable baby is in the uterine cavity, you may start some Progestational medicine with the advice of your Obstetrician; and restrict yourself to the bed till you have full one week without ant vaginal bleeding. After one week, again repeat the ultrasonography scan and then your doctor can decide about the further line of action.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Bleeding with recurring episodes at 10 weeks duration of pregnancy is not a good sign and needs investigations.
Hormone levels may not be good indicators to help diagnosing baby's jeopardy since it takes about 8-10 days for the hormone levels to drop down to non-pregnant state. Your hCG levels were 22 mIU. During pregnancy, they have to be more than 25 mIU. Any levels between 5 mIU and 25 mIU suggest that the baby may have been jeopardized or the baby may be present outside the uterine cavity (ectopic pregnancy).
I would suggest you to get ultrasonography done which will inform us:
1. Whether the baby is viable
2. Whether the baby is in the uterine cavity or not.
If the viable baby is in the uterine cavity, you may start some Progestational medicine with the advice of your Obstetrician; and restrict yourself to the bed till you have full one week without ant vaginal bleeding. After one week, again repeat the ultrasonography scan and then your doctor can decide about the further line of action.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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