Doctors May Be Diagnosing Healthy Pregnancies As Miscarriages
LatestUsually when we talk about the misuse of ultrasound technology it has to do with women being forced into interacting with a fetus when they just want an abortion. However, a frightening new study found that the test doctors use to determine whether or not women have miscarried may be flawed. That means that women may be ending wanted pregnancies because their doctor mistakenly tells them they’ve miscarried.
According to ScienceDaily, doctors often confirm a miscarriage by performing an ultrasound scan to measure the size of the pregnancy sac and embryo. When they aren’t sure if the fetus is still viable, doctors will perform another exam seven to 10 days later. If the size of the sac hasn’t changed, that’s considered confirmation that a miscarriage has occured.