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Will a transvaginal ultrasound be able to detect a pregnancy 4 weeks after an encounter? doctor evaluated not pregnant, but was it too early?

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Too Early: Yes. Doing an ultrasound this early was too early to be reliable.

Answered 3/7/2014

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A member asked:

Will a transvaginal ultrasound be able to detect a pregnancy 4 weeks after an encounter? doctor evaluated not pregnant, but was it too early?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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