Understanding an Empty Gestational Sac: Causes & What to Expect

Question
Hi, my last period was sept 24, 2006 i have been for several u/s already due to the fact that i have had previous ectopic pregnancies. My last two u/s were done on 11/20/06 and 11/27/06 and both times a sac was seen but nothing inside as well as change in size was minimal my beta count was last recorded at 20575 and then it went up to 22300 i have experienced this before with my third child and my stubborniss caused me to wait a few more weeks and good thing i did because my son is beautiful and healthy.i now by my last period i should be almost 9 weeks but to my calculations i dont think i'm that far along. please tell me what to do>>>>>>>> as well if something was wrong shouldn;t my beta levels be dropping

Answer
Hi Tracy :)

I absolutely agree with you. All to many times, I have personally seen ladies being told that their pregnancies are not viable, myself included when I was pregnant with my daughter. Some of those pregnancies, were terminated, and others ended up resulting in healthy babies. Doctors, are not Gods, and do make mistakes. I agree with you completely. Even though the diagnoses is that your pregnancy is blighted(empty sac), I think I would get a second opinion, from another physician. I am in no way saying that your doctor right now is a bad one, however, it would be much more accepting to have the same diagnoses from another physician, or sonogram technologist.

I was told the same thing when I was expecting my daughter. Infact, they said that I wasnt pregnant anymore, and that my body disharged the fetus. However, I wouldnt accept this diagnoses, basically because instinct told me otherwise. And thankgod, I listened to my innervoice. Because 9 months later, I delivered a healthy baby girl.

Often, when pregnancies are blighted, molar, or even chemical, the HCG level will keep rising, even if the pregnancy is not viable. Within time, the body will absolutely realize that something is wrong pregnancy, and will abort the pregnancy. When will this happen? It depends on the woman. Some women wait longer then others before they see the symptoms of miscarriage. However, its inevitable. If the pregnancy is not normal, you will miscarry, eventually. Often when the diagnoses is conclusive, doctors will offter to give their patients a DNC, just to make it easier for the woman in question.

I hope this answers your question, and if you have any more concerns, or questions please dont hesitate to write back. I will keep my fingers crossed, that this pregnancy you are carrying, is indeed viable.

All the best,

-Kristy