In the US that would be medical malpractice. A pregnancy test would be standard before this type of surgery.
That said, congratulations for the best outcome.
That said, congratulations for the best outcome.
At the time of the surgery, the embryo was young enough to not be detected but old enough to be out of the Fallopian tubes and not depend on the ovaries’ hormones anymore.
Older than one week, but younger than three. A two-week window.
And after that surgery, I could understand not suspecting pregnancy for abdominal swelling.
edit: wait sry - it also says 2 weeks, so now I dont know how to read what its saying
Conception happens in the Fallopian tube, it takes 2-3 days for the fertilized egg to reach the uterus for nidation.
From a hormonal level, a pregnancy is undetectable, because literally nothing happens in the woman’s body at first. The increase in progesterone happens after every ovulation. The embryo isn’t connected to the mothers blood stream yet. And you can’t see on an ultra sonic scan whether the egg is fertilized or not.
What a crazy story.