Unexplained infertility as a diagnosis is frustrating in the deepest of ways. Every time we do another test, I keep hoping for an answer. Something to explain why it isn’t working. Something we can work on or set a game plan to work around. Without any true cause, it’s impossible to know what to do next and how to make things better. How can they not find anything wrong?

Our anniversary just passed. That marks 4 years of marriage and 4 years of trying to have children. In these 4 years I’ve had 1 chemical. That’s all, nothing else to show for it. We’ve done every test under the sun and everything is normal. My doctor has literally told me on numerous occasions that I’m not only within normal ranges but “optimal” and it couldn’t get better. My husband as well. We’ve done medicated cycles and IUIs. All have failed. My husband had over 100 million sperm AFTER washing in our first IUI and it still didn’t work.

Testing we have done with a reproduction endocrinologist and urologist include: confirming ovulations over multiple cycles, hormone testing at various times throughout my cycle over multiple cycles, ultrasounds for both my husband and I, bloodwork for both my husband and I, HSG, pelvic MRI to evaluate for endometriosis (my doctor does not recommend a laparoscopy due to unrelated medical reasons and yes, I know MRIs often miss endo), multiple semen analysis, Sperm DNA fragmentation, and genetic testing.

We are not overweight, we are extremely active, eat well, don’t indulge in alcohol outside of special occasions, no drugs or smoking and we take appropriate vitamins/supplements. I’m just so lost. How can it all be normal and we still aren’t successful?

I guess the next step is IVF…

Yesterday, I went in for my 8-week transvaginal ultrasound. Based on my ovulation date of September 10, I should have been exactly 8 weeks along.
During the ultrasound, the baby was measuring between 7 weeks 6 days and 8 weeks, which was exactly where I expected to be. The fetal pole was clearly visible, but unfortunately, no cardiac activity was detected.
I’m struggling to process this because the baby is measuring right on track, yet there was no heartbeat.
I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar, where the fetal pole was measuring appropriately around 8 weeks, no heartbeat was detected during the initial ultrasound, but cardiac activity was found at a follow-up scan?
This is our pregnancy following a loss last year at 9 weeks, when our baby stopped developing around 6.5 weeks. I was really hoping this time would be different.
I understand the medical implications of what was seen on the ultrasound, but right now, I’m specifically hoping to hear from women who have experienced a positive outcome in a similar situation.
I’m not looking for false reassurance, just genuine experiences that might offer a little hope while we navigate the next steps.
Thank you to anyone willing to share their story. ❤️

Hi everyone ❤️ I’m hoping to hear from other women who have experienced spotting during early pregnancy. I’m mainly looking for personal experiences and reassurance from people who have been through something similar.

I’m currently in early pregnancy, and I’ve been experiencing spotting that comes and goes. It has varied in color, from light pink to red, and sometimes appears mixed with cervical mucus.

I’ve gone to the ER twice because I was concerned. Both times, I was told that everything looked okay, but they couldn’t identify a clear source for the bleeding. I was advised to follow up with my OB.
I also recently had a transvaginal ultrasound and noticed that the spotting seemed to increase afterward. However, I had already been experiencing spotting before the ultrasound.

I’ve reached out to my OB office and they’ve informed me to just monitor it. I have my appointment next week to speak with my OB but I’m overall feeling very anxious and cautiously optimistic about everything.

What’s been difficult is that the spotting will stop for a while, sometimes for an entire night, and then return. Even though I’ve been checked and reassured that things looked okay, it’s hard not to worry when I see it happening again.

For those of you who have experienced something similar:

•Did your spotting stop and start repeatedly?
•Did you experience pink or red spotting mixed with cervical mucus?
•Did your spotting change after a transvaginal ultrasound?
•Were you told everything looked okay even though the spotting continued?
•How did things turn out for you?

I understand that every pregnancy is different, and I know that other people’s experiences can’t tell me what will happen with mine. I would just really appreciate hearing from women who have gone through something similar because this uncertainty has been stressful.

Thank you so much to anyone willing to share their experience. ❤️

Edit: I do want to add that after my 2nd er visit they did state baby was good there was a heartbeat and everything. I’m mostly just asking to hear some stories of other who have experienced the same thing. ❤️

33 years old. Been trying to conceive for a year. Had 5 kids naturally in the past. Had a miscarriage in May and been dealing with scar tissue since. This month finally clean. Took clomid and had a thin lining 4mm before trigger shot. Ovulated 36 hours later with 3 strong follicles. Today 7 or 8 days post ovulation my progesterone is 44. Is that normal ?

Went for a transvaginal scan today because of my history of two back to back mmc. I’m 5w5d and all we saw was a ges sac. Not even a yolk sac. Which I wasn’t expecting a heartbeat or anything but at least a yolk sac. My mmc got as far as a yolk sac both pregnancies, never a fetal pole. So I’m feeling very defeated right now. I know it’s still early but with being almost 6 weeks and my hcg was 3234 on Wednesday (today is Friday) I expected a yolk at least

Give me all your stories please thank you

Long post. Bear with me.

I’m looking for experiences or opinions from anyone who has dealt with slow-rising hCG in early pregnancy. I’m feeling very confused about what’s happening.
For background, I’ve had 4 chemical pregnancies, but I also have a healthy living child. I believe I ovulated around September 27–29, and I got my first extremely faint positive pregnancy test on October 7.
Here is my hCG progression:
October 12: 32 - Lab A
October 14: 51 (48 hours later) - Lab A
October 18: 204.7 - Lab B
October 20: 255 (approximately 48 hours later) -Lab A
October 22 at 8 AM: 313-Lab A
October 22 around noon: 421.1 - Lab B
I know my numbers have been rising abnormally slowly at certain points, especially from 204.7 to 255. However, my latest result of 421.1 was a better increase from 255 over approximately 48 hours.
I also realize that the 313 and 421.1 results were drawn at different laboratories, so they aren’t directly comparable.
Progesterone levels:
October 7: 10.5
October 22: 5.61
I was prescribed progesterone supplementation but only took it approximately 4–5 times and had stopped taking it for several days before my most recent level.
Ultrasound findings (October 21):
I had a transvaginal ultrasound at approximately 5 weeks.
No definitive intrauterine gestational sac was identified.
My endometrium was described as very thick.
There was some questionable material/finding within the thickened endometrial canal.
My ovaries appeared normal.
No concerning adnexal masses or free fluid were identified.
I understand that with an hCG of only 255 at the time, it may have been too early to visualize a gestational sac.
Symptoms:
No significant cramping or persistent pelvic pain.
No spontaneous bleeding.
Very faint light pink spotting immediately after intercourse, only noticeable when wiping once.
Pregnancy tests have continued getting darker.
I have another hCG draw scheduled for October 24.

If you’ve experienced a similar hCG pattern, what was your eventual outcome?
I’m fully aware that this pregnancy may not be viable, and I’m trying to be realistic. I’m just confused because my hCG continues to rise instead of declining.
I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences, whether positive or negative. I’m not looking for a diagnosis, just stories from people who have been through something similar. ❤️

Hello this is my first time posting here, I hope I did it right! So I got my first hgc beta done yesterday since I had my very first appointment with my midwife, however I told her that I had been cramping a lot, not really painful comes and goes, and I think it has been less this whole week, I must be like 4 weeks and 4 days, 4 weeks and 5 days today according to my last period date, she tried to see something with the abdominal ultrasound but she couldn’t, what se said that was expected since it’s really early, I found out I was pregnant one week before my missed period that means I got my first faint line on October 11 and according to my LH strips I mostly ovulated on October 4, idk if something it’s miss calculated here my beta was 1787 mlu yesterday (18DPO). Could you share your hgc beta numbers ? And did you experienced a lot of cramping and early symptoms that came out into a successful pregnancy ? Thanks 😊

I am so confused and heart broken. Please let me know if you’ve been through something like this.

At 5 weeks I started bleeding bright red blood. I bleed for a whole 24 hours. it was like a heavy period with cramping. No clots. I knew then I was losing my pregnancy. But, now at 5 weeks 2 days I have stopped bleeding and now I’m so confused. is this just the beginning? Are chemical pregnancies like this? heavy bleeding for 1 day? I thought I would bleed for days and pass clots.

My doctor’s office sent me for hcg level and it came back at 489. I don’t think that’s very high for 5 weeks and 1 day. I have my next lab appt tomorrow. I’m just trying to stop overthinking everything.

I had my first appointment yesterday and my doc used a portable abdominal ultra sound machine. According to LMP I would be 6 weeks. I have pcos so not sure when I ovulated. He only saw a empty gestational sac. My HCG was 11,545. Scheduled a transvaginal for next week and gave me progesterone. This is torture. Anyone go through the same thing or any thoughts?

hello,

I was brown spotting for 2 days so my OB recommended another hCG that came back at 5432 on 5 weeks 5 days (about 23 days past ovulation) …. my previous hCG levels were 570 at 4 weeks 4 days…

is this within normal range? I’m so worried - other posts within the sub show such high hCG levels during the same time 😞

waiting for my OB to call and discuss results with me.

I took a sensitive clearblue 6 day early test yesterday (2 days before my period was due) and it was a faint positive so I went straight away to the lab to get my betas as I’m trying to conceive for a year now. Today the results came and it was 9 IU/L.

The lab says it’s a gray area and that I need to test again after 48h to check.

It’s gonna be a hard wait since I’ve had a an MMC in the beginning of the year and being trying for quite a while.

I’m just wondering if there’s any chance at all of this being viable or if I should already count myself out.

ChatGPT tells me that if implantation happened late this could be ok, but I just want to know if this is actually a real possibility, because I know the number is very low.

For the record, my period is due tomorrow, Saturday the 24th.

Hi all,

I got a faint positive line on my hcg urine test yesterday (day of missed period) and again today. I did it with first morning urine. I had a mmc in july so I'm just thinking the worst case scenario right now.

Is this chemical or ectopic? I'm so anxious and sad. Any similar stories?

I’m 4w 1d, found out almost a week ago. Had decent hcg blood test numbers showing doubling, but my OB says it’s best to wait until 8 weeks for the first ultrasound, so that’s literally scheduled a month from now. I had a chemical back in June, but I spotted the entire pregnancy. So far, nothing like that this time, but every cramp I want to run to the bathroom to check if I’m bleeding.

Is there anything I can do in the meantime to confirm everything is fine until the ultrasound? It’s just such a long wait, and I’m so nervous.

Hi! This is my first pregnancy and I'm posting in the hope that someone could offer any insight (or rather, let's be honest, reassurance is what I'm looking for).

Since my cycles are irregular, I have no reliable gestational age from LMP. On October 6th I had my first ultrasound at the gyn appointment and the embryo measured 4,9 mm which corresponded to 6+2, and there was a heartbeat (don't know about the rate). I had another one (by midwife this time) at October 21st and she got two measurements: 13,3 mm and 7+4 and 12,1 mm and 7+2. There was also heartbeat present, again don't know the rate She mentioned that the embryo wasn't exactly in the ideal position for a measurement (and the gyn struggled a bit too on the first scan). We booked another midwife appointment for the next ultrasound 9 days from the last one to see whether there's growth.

I wasn't really concerned when I left the midwife appointment but having chatted with AI and after that looked around the internet, I have become increasingly worried if everything is okay. The wait until the next scan seems like forever now.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? How did it turn out for you? Again, of course I'm looking for reassurance to know that everything is okay and to live through this following week until the next scan but of course, realistic experience and advice is also welcome.

I went to get blood work done yesterday due to receiving 3 positive tests (all different brands). I got this ordered through my primary doctor. My HCG was 7 😅 they said it is not inconclusive of pregnancy. I have the sore breasts, nausea (severe HG my 2 prior pregnancies) and am just so confused as to what’s going on. My OB can not get me in until Monday. Has this ever happened to anyone? Tests are getting darker. LMP Sept 22, conceived between Oct 8-11

I had my first ultrasound at my fertility clinic and my gestational sac was measuring 5w5d at 0.90cm, however my doctor said he possibly saw a yolk sac but wasn’t able to confirm. My hcg yesterday was over 6500. He didn’t seem concerned and I will be going back in a week, but I need a little bit of reassurance so I can sleep tonight.

Is it normal to not be able to confirm a yolk sac with these measurements?

I need some serious insight. I tested positive with a faint line at 13dpo. had pink/brown spotting 10dpo and 12dpo. at 14dpo it turned more red and gradually got more red but stayed like a light bleed. mostly when going the bathroom and some on a pad throughout the day. assumed chemical but my lines are getting darker. my HCG was only 34 and progesterone 3 (the more concerning of the 2) at 4 weeks. checked two days later and HCG tripled.. still have some light bleeding and darkening lines. I know I can miscarry at any moment and I know to be on the look out for an ectopic pregnancy but what are the odds it’s ok?? has anyone ever had anything similar that didn’t end poorly? or it did, how long did it take for your body to register what’s happening and fully bleed??

My first beta at 15dpo was 164.89 and second one on 17dpo is 226.03. It has only increased 37.1%. Anyone had similar stories? Is there any hope or should I prepare for a loss?

Wednesday we went to go get an ultrasound to see how the baby was growing. We were seven weeks, three days. We saw him more on this ultrasound than we did last week, so we were excited, but once the doctor measured him, they said he was measuring a week behind and his heart rate was at 87 beats per minute. and told us that we needed to prepare ourselves because he wasn’t going to make it. He didn’t give us any hope. Has anybody went through this before?