A hydatidiform mole is sometimes detected when you have an early pregnancy ultrasound. It may also be diagnosed after a miscarriage, when the tissue that is ...SkiptomaincontentSitesearchSearchthewebsiteSearchCloseSearchBreadcrumbs:HomeHealthinformationPregnancy&birthPregnancyproblemsEarlypregnancyproblemsHydatidiformmoleHydatidiformmoleBleedinginearlypregnancyMiscarriageTreatingmiscarriageEctopicpregnancyHydatidiformmoleAhydatidiformmoleormolarpregnancyisveryuncommonaffectingaround1in1,200pregnancies.Itisusuallyfoundinearlypregnancy. Ahydatidiformmoleissometimesdetectedwhenyouhaveanearlypregnancyultrasound.Itmayalsobediagnosedafteramiscarriage,whenthetissuethatiscollectedorpassedfromtheuterusisexamined.Astheconditionisunusualandnotwellknowninthecommunity,itcancomeasashock,especiallyifyouarestillpregnantandcomingtotermswiththefactthatthepregnancyisending. Onthispage:Whatisamolarpregnancy?RelatedproblemsWhydidIdevelpamolarpregnancy?GestationalTrophoblasticDisease(GTD)RegistryWhencanIgetpregnantagain?Whatarethechangesofamolarpregnancyinthefuture?EmotionsandsupportWhatisamolarpregnancy?Inamolarpregnancy thereisunusualandrapidgrowthofpartoralloftheplacenta.Theplacentabecomeslargerthannormalandcontainsanumberofcysts(sacsoffluid). Thefirstpartofthename'hydatidiform' comesfromtheGreekword'hydatid' meaningdroplet.Thesedropletsappeartoburrowintothewalloftheuterus,hencethenamemole. Inacompletemolarpregnancy,thegrowthstopsafetusfromdeveloping.Inapartialmolarpregnancy,afetusdevelopsbutitwillbeabnormalandcannotsurvive. Atmost,thefetusmightsurviveforaroundthreemonths.Inamolarpregnancy,youwillhavealltheusualsignsofpregnancy(likemorningsicknessorsorebreasts)becausetheplacentacontinuestomakethepregnancyhormonehCG.Infact,theplacentaoftenmakeshigheramountsofthishormonethanitwouldnormally.Mostofthetime,amolarpregnancyisdiscoveredinthefirstthreemonthsofpregnancy,oftenbecauseitendsinamiscarriage.ReturntotopRelatedproblemsInsomecasestheplacentacanbecomemalignantandarareformofcancer,called