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A molar pregnancy occurs when abnormal placental tissue grows in the uterus instead of a fetus, triggering pregnancy symptoms despite no embryo. It is caused by genetic problems in the egg or sperm and risks include diet low in carotene, past molar pregnancy, age, and miscarriage history. Symptoms include enlarged uterus, severe nausea, bleeding, and discharge of grape-like tissue. Treatment involves vacuum aspiration to remove the growth from the uterus or a hysterectomy if done having children.

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A molar pregnancy occurs when abnormal placental tissue grows in the uterus instead of a fetus, triggering pregnancy symptoms despite no embryo. It is caused by genetic problems in the egg or sperm and risks include diet low in carotene, past molar pregnancy, age, and miscarriage history. Symptoms include enlarged uterus, severe nausea, bleeding, and discharge of grape-like tissue. Treatment involves vacuum aspiration to remove the growth from the uterus or a hysterectomy if done having children.

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A molar pregnancy happens when tissue that normally becomes a fetus instead becomes an abnormal growth in your uterus

Even though it isn't an embrayo; this growth triggers symptoms of pregnancy.

Molar pregnancy is thought to be caused by a problem with the genetic information of an egg or sperm.

Things that may increase your risk of having a molar pregnancy include:

A diet low in carotene

A history of molar pregnancy

Age

History of miscarriage.

A molar pregnancy causes the same early symptoms that a normal pregnancy does, such as a missed period or morning sickness. But a molar pregnancy usually causes other symptoms too. These may include:

A uterus that is larger than normal

Severe nausea and vomiting

Vaginal bleeding

Vaginal discharge of tissue that is shaped like grapes

In a few cases, trophoblastic disease turns into cancer. Fortunately, almost all women who get this cancer are cured with treatment.

When you have a molar pregnancy, you need treatment right away to remove all of the growth from your uterus. The growth is removed with a procedure called vacuum aspiration.

If you are done having children, you may decide to have your uterus removed (hysterectomy) instead of having a vacuum aspiration to treat your molar pregnancy.

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