Common Issues - Blighted Ovum

Common Issues - Blighted Ovum blighted ovum Generally, a transvaginal ultrasound is used to investigate a suspected case of blighted ovum A pregnancy is anembryonic if a transvaginal ultrasound reveals blighted ovum -Transverse scan of blighted ovum shows large gestational sac devoid of fetal echoes TABLE 1: Sonographic Findings in 35 Early Pregnancies

blighted ovum Introduction: A blighted ovum is clinically known as an anembryonic pregnancy This is a form of fetal demise or miscarriage that occurs

blighted ovum Blighted ovum is a term used to explain an empty gestational sac This type of pregnancy is also called anembryonic pregnancy because while the Original and Selected Communications from The New England Journal of Medicine — Blighted Ovum