A pregnant person can have a positive result on a home pregnancy test, and then have miscarriage before an ultrasound can confirm the pregnancy. This is what is referred to as a chemical pregnancy. A chemical pregnancy usually has very limited side effects physically. Psychologically, it could take a toll, requiring therapy in order to navigate the resultant feelings. The causes of chemical pregnancies, from a medical perspective, are difficult to determine. Each case is different and the exact ‘trigger’ is hardly ever known. Let us look a bit more in detail at the causes, symptoms, as well as the emotional aspects of these mysterious miscarriages.
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