Posted by Serena Chen, MD on July 28, 19100 at 15:38:06:
In Reply to: DR please help posted by kat on July 27, 19100 at 19:07:11:
Dear Kat:
This can be a very difficult situation. Unfortunately, there is a limited amount of information the sonogram can provide. This is a time of rapid growth of the pregnancy, so what happens over time is important. A single sonogram cannot tell you what the outcome will be. In situations like this, I always wish I could tell the patient something more definitive, but I usually say just what your friend's doctor said - "we have to wait and see" only time will tell. If the sac is small and stops developing, that is a type of miscarriage. If the sac looks small one week and then develops normally, it was a normal variant. Whatever happens, it will help your friend having you there, a concerned person, to support her.
Serena Chen
: I am writing this for a friend after Ivf +++ beta
: went up slow at first now ok can see a heart beat at 6 1\2 weeks.
: doctor said that the sack looks small so she is not out of woods yet. dr had no more advice except wait and see. I feel so bad for her because she still can't relax and enjoy her preg. yet.
: can any one give her a reason or what causes this
: Thanks