Patient's question:
Hello, I had my period on September 20th. From November 23rd to 30th, I took Chinese medicine for menopause. On December 12th, I had a check-up and found I was pregnant, estimated to be around 40 days along. The gestational sac had an anteroposterior diameter of 11mm, a transverse diameter of 17mm, and a transverse diameter of 10mm, but there was no embryonic node or fetal heartbeat.Could it be possible that the check-up on November 23rd determined it was menopause, but after December 12th, it turned out to be pregnancy? Was the previous diagnosis of menopause a misdiagnosis?
Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to first undergo a sex hormone six-item test. The clinical significance of the sex hormone six-item test is to understand female endocrine function and diagnose diseases related to endocrine disorders by measuring sex hormone levels. The commonly used sex hormone six items include Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Estradiol (E2), Progesterone (P), Testosterone (T), and Prolactin (PRL), which basically meet the clinical needs of physicians for screening endocrine disorders and gaining a general understanding of physiological functions. The test should be performed on an empty stomach at a hospital on the third day of the menstrual period. If the menstrual period does not come for a long time, the test can be done at any time, but reference values will differ.