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Tested positive...heavily bleeding for 3 days...about 3 weeks pregnant. could it be a miscarriage?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Yes: Heavy bleeding following an early pregnancy very likely means that the pegnancy has failed.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 12/22/2019

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Agree with Dr.S: Unfortunately it appears that you lost the pregnancy. It is likely that you had spontaneous loss of an early pregnancy, which is not uncommon. About 25% of early pregnancies are lost, mostly due to chromosomal defects in the embryo. Wish you good health!

Answered 12/22/2019

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