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Blighted ovum


A fertilized ovum (egg) that did not develop or whose development ceased at an early stage, before 6 or 7 weeks of gestation. On the ultrasound examination of a blighted ovum, only the gestational sac that normally surrounds the embryo can be seen. There is usually no embryo inside the gestational sac. A blighted ovum is a form of early spontaneous [..]
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Blighted ovum


A non-viable pregnancy which shows a gestational sac with no fetus on ultrasound.
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Blighted ovum


Rarely-used term for an embryo that attaches itself to the uterine wall but the embryo does not develop. The amniotic sac may only contain fluid and no fetal tissue when the miscarriage occurs.  BROMOCRIPTINE (Parlodel, Dostinex)
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Blighted ovum


A fertilized egg that implants itself in the uterus but does not develop properly.
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