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Blighted ovum

Blighted ovum

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A condition where a very early pregnancy appears normal when seen on an ultrasound, but the egg fails to develop into an embryo.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Female urogenital diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Cramping pelvic pain
Stomach cramps
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Vaginal bleeding
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Blighted ovum
Misoprostol
3.4
21 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Blighted ovum

Surgery

Dilation and curettage
4.6
29 reviews

Other treatments

Await natural miscarriage
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Tests

HCG level
Urine HCG
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What is a blighted ovum?

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How does one develop blighted ovum?

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What are the tests for blighted ovum?

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What are the symptoms of blighted ovum?

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What is the management of blighted ovum?

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Describe the features of a blighted ovum.?

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What is the most reasons of a blighted ovum?

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Blighted ovum question? How do you treat that?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Can it take months for a blighted ovum to pass?

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A 34-year old asked:

Blighted ovum question? Did the baby ever exist?

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A 25-year old asked:

When a woman has blighted ovum, what does it mean?

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A 18-year old female asked:

What are my chances of having another blighted ovum?

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A 30-year old asked:

What are the chances of having a blighted ovum twice?

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A 35-year old female asked:

How common is it to have triple blighted ovum at once?

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What is the likihood of a woman having a blighted ovum twice?

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A 27-year old asked:

Why are some people more likely to develop blighted ovum than others?

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A 18-year old female asked:

If i had a blighted ovum 2 months ago what are my chances of having another one?

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A 34-year old asked:

Can trauma cause a blighted ovum?

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A member asked:

Does smoking cause blighted ovum ?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can you have a blighted ovum if a yolk is present?

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A 22-year old female asked:

What is the longest you can have a blighted ovum? Is it possible to have one up to 23 weeks?

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A 33-year old female asked:

TTC and my last OBGYN app I was told I had an blight Ovum. Wasn't given much information. What should I do now?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Incases there is a threat for a blighted ovum there will be signs? And what thse be?..om on 8th wek schrduled for u/s on sat.

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A 21-year old female asked:

I was told a month ago I had a blighted ovum and Im still bleeding on and off is that normal I throught after two weeks bleeding stopped

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A 27-year old female asked:

Hello. I am diagnosed with a blighted ovum, 7 weeks and 2 days. The gyne recommends d & c in a week's time. How many cycles must v wait til v try again?

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A 25-year old female asked:

3miscarriages - one in 2017(5w2d - blighted ovum),chemical in 2019( 5w) ,recently in 2019 december a mmc(9w2d) . My last mmc karyotype result is monosomy18. We did mine and husbands karyotype-normal. Im 25 yrs worried about monosomy18.kindly advice ?

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A 46-year old asked:

Is it safe to orgasm with a blighted ovum?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Is a yolk sac present with a blighted ovum?

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A 41-year old asked:

Can blighted ovum still show yellowish urine?

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Could ovulation inducing drugs prevent blighted ovum?

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