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I had an ectopic (I think) in March and was given a shot of methotrexate. Esentially I had a 1st beta of 300 and then it never either rose nor fell. My RE determined it to be non-viable, but also couldn't see anything and didn't know what was going on. I took 1 shot of MTX and I really didn't have any complications in terms of nausea or anything. However I DID bleed EVERYDAY for about 3 months afterward. Neither my RE nor my primary care doctor seemed too concerned about this. They said it could be due to the birth control (which I was on so that I didn't get pregnant after taking the MTX shot), but I never bled before on birth control and it didn't stop when I came off the BCP.
Interestingly enough I went to start a new IVF cycle at the beginning of this month and on my baseline u/s they found fluid in my R tube that wasnt' there previously so they think maybe the pregnancy WAS ectopic - in the tube - and caused a blockage leading to it filling with fluid. I'm now scheduled to have my right tube removed before proceeding with another cycle.
Long story short to respond to everyone's questions - the MTX wasn't that bad and it's better to be proactive than have a tube rupture (there's plenty of horror stories on this site regarding that) and I DID bleed for a very long time after the MTX shot (3 months...I JUST stopped this week).
I'm sorry to hear about your non-viable pregnancy. I know how devastating that can be...especially when it seems like it just drags on (non-rising betas, no clear answeres as to why). If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Best of luck to everyone!
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