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I am pregnant and had heavy bleeding last week. i had a scan and was told it was an anterior wall bleed - what does this mean?

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Subchorionic bleed: It's hard to say without seeing the actual images. It probably refers to subchorionic bleed which is bleeding just outside of the gestational sac. Depending on the size of the bleed it may or may not be dangerous to the pregnancy. Please talk to your OB doctor.

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

I am pregnant and had heavy bleeding last week. i had a scan and was told it was an anterior wall bleed - what does this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Dang answered

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