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Suggest Treatment For Lack Of Fetal Cardiac Activity During Pregnancy

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Hi I m Gery,today is 8 weeks and 4days since I am pregnant,the embryos transfer was on 29th of January.I ve got a 2 scans today and both results was that the baby s heart is stop.Please give me advice what to do?How long the baby can stay in this condition inside me?It s dengaros for me?Thanks in advance.Gery
Sat, 17 Oct 2015
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Dear Gery,

I am indeed sorry to read your ultrasonography report mentioning that the baby's heart has stopped after 8 weeks of gestation. I empathize your feelings. If there is no bleeding nor any signs of abortion, you are having missed abortion. There is no medicine nor any miracle in the medical science which will bring back the stopped heart beats. You baby is now non-viable. You will have to undergo termination of pregnancy. I would advice to go for termination at the earliest lest the risk of complications like clooting disorder (DIC) leading to uncontrollable bleeding, infection, etc.

At this stage, the termination may be effected by medicines - Mifepristone and Misoprostol (up to 9 weeks), or by surgical evacuation. Your Obstetrician will take a decision after counselling you.

At this stage of pregnancy, if the embryo has become non-viable, it is most likely due to chromosomal abnormalities which doctors will confirm after examining the embryo after abortion.

You should not loose heart. Once an abortion does not necessarily mean every time abortion. You have good chances to have a normal baby next time.

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Suggest Treatment For Lack Of Fetal Cardiac Activity During Pregnancy

Dear Gery, I am indeed sorry to read your ultrasonography report mentioning that the baby s heart has stopped after 8 weeks of gestation. I empathize your feelings. If there is no bleeding nor any signs of abortion, you are having missed abortion. There is no medicine nor any miracle in the medical science which will bring back the stopped heart beats. You baby is now non-viable. You will have to undergo termination of pregnancy. I would advice to go for termination at the earliest lest the risk of complications like clooting disorder (DIC) leading to uncontrollable bleeding, infection, etc. At this stage, the termination may be effected by medicines - Mifepristone and Misoprostol (up to 9 weeks), or by surgical evacuation. Your Obstetrician will take a decision after counselling you. At this stage of pregnancy, if the embryo has become non-viable, it is most likely due to chromosomal abnormalities which doctors will confirm after examining the embryo after abortion. You should not loose heart. Once an abortion does not necessarily mean every time abortion. You have good chances to have a normal baby next time.