Category: Pregnancy
Question: You
A few weeks ago I tested for pregnancy and the UTP was positive then a few days later I started having some lower abdominal pain and bleeding for 2 days then it stopped I went to the hospital and the Ultrasound showed no signs of pregnancy I went back to another hospital and the same happened UTP positive but Ultrasound shown no sign of pregnancy The recent test was done on Monday Since yesterday Ive been having the lower abdominal pains and bleeding Also Ive been having some dark brownish discharge once in a while that looks like blood over the week And all this comes with the pains that feel more of cramps
Answer: Hello 

It is possible that you might have had an incomplete miscarriage 
In situations like this the scan will show an empty uterus with no signs of pregnancy but the urineblood tests will still be positive for a few days after 
Pregnancy tests detect the presence of the pregnancy hormone hCG however after a miscarriage occurs the hormone does not disappear from a womans body right away instead the level of hCG gradually decreases falling back down to an undetectable level over a period of days or even weeks depending on how far along the pregnancy was when the miscarriage happened

With an incomplete miscarriage there is still pregnancy tissue leftover in the uterus but unfortunately it does not mean that the pregnancy is continuing or is viable Symptoms are complaints of passage of clots or pieces of tissue plus vaginal bleeding with associated cramps

A  simple medical procedure might be required to remove the retained products of conception which is usually only small pieces of the placenta These tissues will probably be reabsorbed broken down by your body in time but the procedure can help put a stop to heavy bleeding sooner as bleeding is a common symptom of an incomplete miscarriage

Please visit a gynaecologist for review and proper management should this be this case 

All the best