More Info on my Aunt
Well, we finally know exactly what happened to my aunt.
It's actually similar to what I explained before. My aunt basically went through what is known as a "Molar Pregnancy." You can find out all about what that is through this link.
But for those of you too lazy to click the link, what it basically boils down to is that she was sort of pregnant but not really. To quote from the website what happened is basically that: "Complete molar pregnancies have only placental parts (there is no baby), and form when the sperm fertilizes an empty egg. Because the egg is empty, no baby is formed. The placenta grows and produces the pregnancy hormone, called HCG, so the patient thinks she is pregnant. Unfortunately, an ultrasound (sometimes called a sonogram) will show that there is no baby, only placenta."
This is a bad thing though (obviously). It wasn't cancerous (although as the website states, things can get pretty complicated to the point it's almost as bad as cancer) so it had to be removed. But she is ok now, so we are all very thankful for that. So yeah just figured I'd put in the final update on that situation.
It's actually similar to what I explained before. My aunt basically went through what is known as a "Molar Pregnancy." You can find out all about what that is through this link.
But for those of you too lazy to click the link, what it basically boils down to is that she was sort of pregnant but not really. To quote from the website what happened is basically that: "Complete molar pregnancies have only placental parts (there is no baby), and form when the sperm fertilizes an empty egg. Because the egg is empty, no baby is formed. The placenta grows and produces the pregnancy hormone, called HCG, so the patient thinks she is pregnant. Unfortunately, an ultrasound (sometimes called a sonogram) will show that there is no baby, only placenta."
This is a bad thing though (obviously). It wasn't cancerous (although as the website states, things can get pretty complicated to the point it's almost as bad as cancer) so it had to be removed. But she is ok now, so we are all very thankful for that. So yeah just figured I'd put in the final update on that situation.
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