Sensitive post- possible miscarriage

[Newlywed123]

This post is for advice for someone close to me.

A couple of weeks ago she passed a clot a couple of days after her period was due it was the size of a 50p. I've seen a picture and it really looks lior the beginning of a pregnancy. She has booked in with the doctors who said it was either a miscarriage or endometriosis. They said the only way she can know is to get it sent off.

Its been in her fridge in a sealed container wrapped with tissue for two weeks because the doctors have messed her around and only just given her an appointment for tomorrow. Will it still be ok to send it off? She doesn't want to look at it to see if it's ok. Any advice would be appreciated

I'm not sure about sending it off- that seems like strange advice. If it was a couple of weeks ago and she was only 4 weeks pregnant, has she tried taking another pregnancy test? With such an early miscarriage (if it is that), doctors are unlikely to really do anything unless she has a history of recurrent miscarriage. Alternatively she could try and get a scan for around 7 weeks to see what is going on.

I'm guessing she had already done a pregnancy test beforehand to confirm the pregnancy, which is why she suspects she may have had a miscarriage? I also find it strange that she would be asked to send off what she passed for testing. In most cases a doctor would do another pregnancy test and possibly refer her for an internal scan to check there is nothing remaining if she is having any pains etc.

If it has not been preserved in formaldehyde there is no point it being sent off as it will have deteriorated. Obviously it's up to the GP if they send it but not sure what purpose it would fulfil

They said because it was so early she may not of had a positive test, it was negative. They told her it's best to send it off so she can get answers.. It's all really confusing.

The GP told her to get it sent off. She's the kind of person who would rather know what it is

It's standard practice in the UK to not do any testing until the third miscarriage (I know this from experience and much stomping of feet and begging after my second one).
At the stage of pregnancy that your friend was at, a couple of days after her period was due, she'd only be around 4 weeks pregnant and at that stage there's very little to see, except a thickening of the womb lining. The embryo is only the size of a poppy seed, so including the sac it'd be barely visible to the human eye and not recognisable as anything physically foetus like.
Also, without the correct preserving fluid, the tissue your friend has been saving will be degenerating rapidly. Rather coaresly put, and I apologise in advance, but much like meat that has been chilled but past it's use by date.
This sounds like an awfully traumatic experience for your friend, and incredibly bad medical advice.
I hope she's getting some good support.

She isnt getting any testing, she's just sending what she has passed to be tested to see whether it was a miscarriage or not. I've had 3 losses too, so no it isn't further testing. It's only so she knows whether she's had a miscarriage or not. But I personally don't think it is as she had no positive and the clot was quite Big and her period wasn't heavier than normal. I think it might be her recently starting a new pill