What happens when you have an empty gestational sac?

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Dr Shaik Kalam

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When the gestational sac is empty, this is known as an empty sac pregnancy, anembryonicpregnancy or a blighted ovum. It is a type of miscarriage. Empty sac pregnancies frequently have chromosome abnormalities.

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