Molar Pregnancy

On February 11th 2004 I lost a baby to a condition called "molar pregnancy".

So, what is a molar pregnancy?

www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/1363614.html

In short, a molar pregnancy happens when you have an abnormality in the fertilized egg at conception. The resulting embryo has 3 sets of chromossomes insted of 2 and it is not viable. The placenta then starts over-growing and it becomes invasive, this is called a mole.
Once the molar tissue is removed, weekly HCG measures are required to make sure everything was removed and the levels are dropping. In some cases, some molar tissue will remain in the uterus and begin to regrow, which can be detected by a rise in HCG levels. This condition is called Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia and it is treated with chemotherapy. This type of cancer has a 90% cure rate.

I had a regrowth about a month after my first D&C and had a second D&C on March 5th 2004. Thankfully, this second D&C seems to have removed all remaining tissue and my HCG levels were finally negative by March 22nd.