What are the symptoms of stopped development

From conception to birth, the embryo continues to develop and grow. If it is detected that the embryo has stopped developing, it will be a tragedy for the family. Embryonic arrest means the death of the embryo. It may be caused by taking certain medications or diseases during pregnancy. Once the developmental delay stops, the pregnant woman's pregnancy reactions will gradually disappear, and the embryo will be expelled naturally, which is the so-called spotting and bleeding.

Embryonic arrest occurs when the fetus suddenly stops growing and developing during pregnancy. The cessation of embryonic development is a tragic event for any family. There are many reasons why the embryo stops developing, perhaps because the pregnant woman has a certain disease. Pregnant women take some drugs during pregnancy to stop the development of the fetus.

Symptoms: If embryo arrest occurs, all pregnancy reactions of the pregnant mother will gradually disappear. First of all, there will be no more early pregnancy reactions such as nausea and vomiting, and the feeling of breast swelling will also be reduced. Then there will be vaginal bleeding, often dark red bloody leucorrhea. Finally, there may be lower abdominal pain and expulsion of the embryo. The above symptoms vary from person to person. Some people may not even show any signs, but may directly experience abdominal pain and then miscarriage, or the embryo may stop developing without any symptoms and be discovered through routine B-ultrasound examination. Most pregnant women have no obvious symptoms after the fetus stops developing. Some pregnant women may have spotting, but generally have no abdominal pain, which is different from threatened abortion.

Patients with a history of amenorrhea should undergo B-ultrasound examination in the early stages of pregnancy, regardless of whether they have spotting or not, to avoid missing the diagnosis of fetal arrest. B-ultrasound monitors embryo and fetal development. If there is no gestational sac at ≥6 weeks, or a gestational sac is present but is deformed and wrinkled, or if the gestational sac is ≥4cm but no fetal bud is seen, or if the head and arm length of the fetal bud is ≥1.5cm but there is no fetal heartbeat, it can be determined that the embryo or fetus is developing abnormally. The latter three situations can be diagnosed as embryonic arrest. In addition, blood β-hcG measurement can also help diagnose embryonic arrest. If blood β-hcG is <100IU/L at ≥5 weeks, or <2000IU/L at ≥6 weeks, it indicates insufficient secretion of human chorionic gonadotropin. If the value no longer rises during dynamic observation, it can be determined that the chorionic epithelium is degenerating and the embryo is abnormal.

In short, the cessation of embryo development does not necessarily mean that the fetus will be stillborn, so timely measures must be taken. If the fetus is not stillborn, work must be done to preserve the fetus. After a "stillbirth" is confirmed, induction of labor is usually performed.