What to do if there is no fetal heartbeat at 8 weeks of pregnancy

When the egg cell and sperm meet and fuse to form the sperm-egg combination, the sperm-egg combination will return to the uterine cavity through the bilateral fallopian tubes for the embryo to implant. As the sperm-egg combination continues to grow and develop, it will become a test tube embryo, and then continue to grow and develop into a gestational sac, fetal heartbeat, fetal bud, etc. Therefore, after a certain period of pregnancy, the pregnant mother needs to go to the hospital for a B-ultrasound examination to check the development status. Regarding this matter, a pregnant mother asked, what should I do if there is no fetal heartbeat after eight weeks of pregnancy?

The fetal heartbeat is actually the sound of the fetus's heart beating in the uterus. Under normal circumstances, the fetus's initial heart beat can be detected through B-ultrasound 50 to 60 days after the menstrual period, that is, seven to eight weeks of pregnancy. However, because the time of appearance of each embryo is not fixed and each is different, if no fetal heartbeat is found in the eighth week of pregnancy, and there are no abnormal phenomena such as vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain, you can rest assured temporarily.

This may be because the mother's actual pregnancy time is relatively late, or the gestational age calculation is inaccurate, so the gestational age at which the fetal heartbeat appears has not yet been reached. It is recommended that the mother continue to wait and do a B-ultrasound follow-up after one to two weeks. If the fetal heartbeat is found after the follow-up, it proves that the fetus is alive and you can rest assured. However, if the fetal heartbeat is still not found, it may be that there is an abnormality in the embryonic development or the fetus has stopped growing.

When repeated examinations diagnose abnormalities in embryonic development or fetal growth retardation, it is best for pregnant mothers to undergo surgery to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible to reduce damage to the pregnant mother's body. There are many reasons for the absence of fetal heartbeat in the fetus, mainly including genetics, infection, immunity, contact with radioactive elements or harmful chemical medicines, medicines that pregnant women should avoid, high temperature, excessive stress, etc.