Expert: Sound Advice - 7/26/2007

Question
I am married on 09-12-2005 i conceived in june2007 i went to doctor she did pregency test and told the result is fade that means ur baby may be week or u may get aborted for babys growth i will give u medicines for 15 days and said that u vist me on 20th june and i will take u sonaography on that day so i went on 20thjune she did sonography and told ur baby is not visible but sac is formed for the growth of baby i will give u injections and after 15 days again i will take sonography so she gave 2 injections ie weekly one and medicines.On 5th july she took sonography and told that there is no growth and told u have BLIGHTED OVUM so better to get aborted i dont know what Blighted ovum means and what are the reasons why i got this problem i am some what week and i am 43kg .On Doctor suggestion i got aborted(surgical abortion) on 11th july so is there any chance of getting this problem next time so what are the measures we should take so after how many months i have to conceive again plz let me know  

Answer
A blighted ovum basically mean everything occurred without a baby present, so the placenta grew and your body thought it was pregnant.  It is the most common reason for miscarriages in the first trimester (about 50%).  Usually the cause is that the woman's body recognizes abnormal chromosomes in the fetus and does not support it.  Normally the body just has a miscarriage but sometimes the abortion or D&C is used for a number of reasons.  Usually a couple only sees this once, but there isn't much you can do to prevent it.  Also, wait until your period is regular 1-3 times before trying to conceive again.  Hope that information helped.