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I had a 5week/1day u/s yesterday. the tech saw two sacs/no yolk/no embryo. my hcg is about 12, 000, the larger of the sacs was 5.7mm. is this viable?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Too early: One would not expect to see a fetus until at least week six so it is too early to making any judgements or predictions.

Answered 4/12/2014

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