Anembryonic pregnancy, what does it mean?

Perhaps you have ever heard the term, "anembryonic pregnancy" but it does not sound like much to you or you do not know what it is exactly. The anembryonic pregnancy it is a very common problem in women and have a high percentage of miscarriage during the first trimester pregnancy.

Anembryonic pregnancy is an ovum that is fertilized and that after having implanted in the uterus, develops in the gestational sac but without developing the embryo inside it, therefore it can be understood that the pregnancy is beginning to develop but there is no fetus.

This type of pregnancy it is caused by chromosomal problems associated with an egg or poor quality sperm They generate bad genetic information and it does not develop. This can be diagnosed by ultrasound at 7 weeks of pregnancy, it can also be detected because there is no heartbeat in listening to the fetus.

After losing the pregnancy or performing a uterine curettage, to conceive again you have to wait for the period to return to be able to try again.

Do not miss any detail that I will explain in more detail below so that you can better understand what an embryonic pregnancy is and what it is about.

What is an anembryonic pregnancy?

An anembryonic pregnancy is a type of miscarriage that occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus but an embryo does not develop. It is also known as the loss of an embryo or missing embryo.

This can happen so soon that you don't even realize you were pregnant, which is often the case in the first trimester of pregnancy. An involuntary pregnancy occurs when a pregnancy ends within the first 23 weeks.

In the event that you become pregnant, the fertilized ovum adheres to the uterine wall and when about 6 weeks of pregnancy have passed, the embryo has to be present. With a zygote, however, the forms of pregnancy do not develop. That is why the zygote can also be called an anembryonic pregnancy.

What causes an anembryonic pregnancy?

Usually miscarriages or anembryonic pregnancies are usually problems with the chromosomes and the structures that carry genes, perhaps due to poor quality of sperm or eggs.

It may also occur due to abnormal cell division. In any case the body stops the pregnancy as it recognizes an abnormality and knows that it cannot be carried to term. Almost two-thirds of known miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities.

It is important that you know that you have done nothing to cause the miscarriage or embryonic pregnancy and it almost certainly could not have been prevented in any way. For most women, a zygote only occurs once.

If after losing this supposed pregnancy or undergoing a uterine curettage you want to conceive again, you have to wait for your menstruation to return (30 or 40 days)

Signs of an embryonic pregnancy

When you have an anembryonic pregnancy, you have the same signs of pregnancy. That is, if you take a pregnancy test you will have a positive result and you will also have a lack of menstruation. If there is the presence of a zygote, the hormonal levels remain high so even if the embryo has stopped developing and is not even present, the pregnancy tests can continue to be positive even if the pregnancy is not going to be carried to term, and even if it happened to you, you could still feel like you're pregnant.

How do you know if you have a miscarriage?

With an anembryonic pregnancy, your body will most likely reject it when noticing that something is wrong, in this sense it will end the pregnancy through a miscarriage. The Signs of a miscarriage can be such as:

• Abominal pains
• Vaginal spotting or bleeding
• Thinking that you are having a period with more blood and heavier than usual.

If you have these symptoms, you are probably experiencing a miscarriage, but it doesn't always have to be this way. If you notice something different in your body, you will have to go to your doctor to examine you and tell you what exactly is happening to you.

The diagnosis

It is possible that if you thought you had a normal pregnancy, the fact that you are diagnosed with an embryonic pregnancy will make you feel bad and sad, but think that just because it happens to you once does not mean it will happen to you always.

To diagnose that you have an anembryonic pregnancy, they will have to do an ultrasound to know that there is no embryo.

What happens after learning that you have an embryonic pregnancy?

If you have received the diagnosis of an anembryonic pregnancy, you will have to speak with your doctor to find out what to do next, he will explain all the steps to follow. To avoid going through a surgical procedure (to dilate the cervix and remove its contents) there is a medicine like misoprostol that helps to expel all the tissue for several days. Although this drug can have side effects and bleeding.

There is also another option, and that is that there are women who prefer to give up any type of medical procedure to have a miscarriage and what they prefer is to let their body organize everything together with nature. Although this is a very personal decision, it is important that if you decide to do it, you talk to your doctor so that he can follow up on it and check that everything is going well and that your health is not complicated.

Have you ever gone through the experience of an embryonic pregnancy? Would you like to explain us how the experience was? Was it a difficult experience or did you think that abortion was a different rule without realizing it was an embryonic pregnancy?

As you see, human nature is wise and if it sees that something is wrong with the woman's body when the pregnancy begins, it simply ends the pregnancy so that it is not carried out.