Normally, a D&C is all that’s needed to treat a molar pregnancy, but in my case, the embryo had rooted into the wall of my uterus and grew into a mass, keeping my hCG levels elevated.

A hydatidiform mole is an abnormal pregnancy, in which there is hyperplastic development of the placenta, which often develops into a mass of small vesicles or cysts. The name “hydatidiform” refers to ...