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Can you tell me about fetal pole without heartbeat at 6 weeks 1 day?

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Worrisome: Normally a fetal heatbeat can be detected by a good machine at about 5 weeks. Sometimes technical difficulties make this harder. The absence od a heartbeat at six weeks could be technical or could indicate a nonviable fetus/ missed abortion. Suggest rescanning in 5-7 days to look again for the heartbeat

Answered 6/30/2018

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Dr. Richard Roberts answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Normal: Heart activity usually starts about half way through the 6th week.

Answered 6/30/2018

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