7 Signs and Symptoms of Chemical pregnancy

Why do chemical pregnancies happen?
Women tend to blame themselves but it really is just a natural occurrence that she would not have been able to prevent. It could be due to an infection, uterine lining, low hormone levels or unknown reasons. A common consensus is that there was a chromosomal abnormality which causes developmental problems as the fetus is growing. This would make the pregnancy unviable which the body recognizes an inset. It is challenging to pinpoint an exact cause of a chemical pregnancy.
Causes of Chemical Pregnancy:
Within the first six weeks of pregnancy, the largest number of chemical pregnancies or early miscarriages occur. Though it’s still not clear why women go through chemical pregnancies, yet there are some definite causes:

A chromosomal or genetic abnormality that prevents the embryo from forming normally
A uterine abnormality that interferes with implantation, including fibroids
A hormonal deficiency that renders pregnancy very difficult
Signs and Symptoms of a Chemical Pregnancy:
1. First of all, it’s important to note that women don’t experience the normal pregnancy signs and symptoms. The symptoms they have could be what women experience in a routine period, like fatigue, breast tenderness, nausea and bloating.
2. A prominent sign of a chemical pregnancy is that women test positive for pregnancy and within a week of that, they get their period. Another sign that women have is the vaginal bleeding they experience, which makes it look like a regular period. If they undergo blood tests at this stage, it will reveal that their HCG levels are falling, whereas they should be increasing in a regular pregnancy.
3. A woman’s blood flow is much heavier than normal in a chemical pregnancy, so this is one more sign. This blood could be peppered with clots and women could experience chronic menstrual cramping.
4. Chemical pregnancies generally end with vaginal bleeding, which occurs at the same time as one’s regular period. Women who don’t know why they have a heavy blood flow assume it’s just a late period they experience or a delayed one for that month.
5. Women also experience mild spotting in the week preceding their period is a prominent symptom of a chemical pregnancy.
6. They also have low HCG hormone levels and experience mild abdominal cramps.
7. Women also complain of mild or severe low back pain or stomach pain, or menstrual-like cramps, either intermittent or persistent or nausea and low breast sensitivity.
Treatment for Chemical Pregnancy:
Follow up tests:
Following a case of chemical pregnancy, your doctor can ask you to have some follow up tests done. These tests will help to see whether your HCG level has returned to normal. Certain cases of ectopic or tubal pregnancy also show signs and symptoms like chemical pregnancy. Getting these tests done will help in determining the next course of action.
Checking the fetus for abnormalities:
In case you have had multiple cases of chemical pregnancies, your doctor may send the tissues or fetus for testing. This is done to check for any possible abnormalities that may be causing the repeated chemical pregnancies. This helps to determine further treatment.

[GinitraElle]

pms, ectopic pregnancy, chemical pregnancy and normal pregnancy all have the same side effects. its so confusing.

[kishoremallila]

Bio Chemical pregnency after normal pregnency vastunda? Adi bavuntundi? Please reply

[julietoommen]

If there is no sign and symptoms(no bleeding or spotting, cramps) like what you explained, then what it may be?
Beta hcg is positive but scan shows no gestational sac.