Urine test is positive, butat ultrasound pregnancy, fetushow come can't see huh? This condition may indicate thatfetus fails to develop. Come on, know what causes the fetus to fail to develop and what needs to be done.
In the medical world, there is actually no term that the fetus fails to develop, there is an empty pregnancy or blighted ovum. Empty pregnancy is often confused with IUGR or a slow growing fetus. Though the two are different.
Empty pregnancy is a condition in which an egg that has been fertilized by a sperm attaches to the uterus, but the embryo does not develop or the embryo stops developing suddenly. Meanwhile, IUGR is a condition in which the fetus grows and develops, but its development is delayed and its body weight does not increase according to gestational age.
What causes Fetus Failed to Develop?
Normally, the fertilized egg attaches to the uterus, and at 5-6 weeks the embryo should have begun to appear in the fetal sac. However, in the fetus fails to develop or more accurately called an empty pregnancy, this does not happen. Some pregnant women only have a fetal sac, without an embryo.
The cause of an empty pregnancy is often not known for certain. However, this condition may be caused by chromosomal abnormalities in the fertilized egg, or poor quality of the sperm and egg.
Still Having Pregnancy Symptoms
In an empty pregnancy, the symptoms that appear are the same as normal pregnancy, namely the menstrual cycle stops, positive test results, nausea and vomiting, and pain in the breasts.
However, these pregnancy symptoms will disappear when the embryo stops developing suddenly. At this time, pregnant women may experience pain in the abdominal area, cramps, blood spots appear on underwear, or maybe heavy bleeding.
Then what to do?
Generally, fetal failure to develop occurs early in pregnancy. The average patient believes that he is pregnant until the results of an ultrasound examination prove that the pregnancy is empty.
If you find an empty pregnancy, the obstetrician usually doesn't recommend a curettage right away. The reason is, if the embryo does not exist or stops developing, the pregnant woman's body will automatically perceive it as a foreign object, so it will naturally expel it through the miscarriage process.
Your doctor may give you medicine to help the tissues in your uterus shed on their own. After the tissue is out or after the pregnant woman has miscarried, the doctor will perform another examination to determine whether there is still tissue left in the uterus. If there is, then the doctor will perform a curettage to remove it.
Experiencing an empty pregnancy in which the fetus fails to develop will certainly cause psychological trauma to pregnant women. If pregnant women experience it, try to accept it gracefully and don't worry too much. Many women whose fetuses fail to develop successfully have children in subsequent pregnancies, how come.
