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Hi Mict1g2,

The comment that your doctor made was extremely rude and uncalled for. Even if it is particularly difficult for him to get an exam done on an overweight patient, ethically speaking, it should've been kept to himself. I am so sorry you had to experience that.

As far as what happened to you-- sometimes doctors do a poor job at explaining certain medical issues unless you press for answers, which can in turn lead to confusion. A blighted ovum is when your fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall but the embryo does not develop. In an ultrasound, a sac is found but the embryo is not.

Blighted Ovums are the cause of about 50% of first trimester miscarriages and normally the result of chromosomal problems. A woman’s body recognizes abnormal chromosomes in a fetus and naturally does not try to continue the pregnancy because the fetus will not develop into a normal, healthy baby. This can be caused by abnormal cell division, or poor quality sperm or egg.

The cause for a blighted ovum, or any other miscarriage form for that matter, is usually not weight related alone. The primary obstacle is usually ovulation. If a physician suggests or implies that you will end fertility problems simply by losing weight you should seek a second opinion because even if weight is an issue, it is not something that medications cannot work around.

Here are two great sites with more information on a blighted ovum and being overweight while trying to conceive.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/blightedovum.html
http://www.pregnancy.org/article/fertility-advice-overweight-and-obese-women

July 25, 2009 - 6:40am

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