Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Sonographer could not see fetus (only gestational sac) and said i am 5wks 2days. do you think everything is ok with baby? or is it just too early?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Unclear: it may be too early to see a fetus and for sure it is too early for the heartbeat. OR it could mean that the fetus has not developed and that the pregnancy will not develop. no harm in waiting 10 days and repeating the ultrasound. would advise blood pregnancy tests 3 days apart twice to see if levels rising appropriately also.
Answered 8/10/2017
3.8k views
Too early: Your pregnancy is too young for verification by ultrasound.
Answered 8/1/2014
3.8k views
Very Good Question: With early ultrasound, it is now possible to see embryo heart motion as early as 6 weeks. While your concern is valid, repeating the ultrasound in 1-2 weeks will reveal the health of the pregnancy. Early pregnancy failure is a possibility I am sorry to say. However, if you do make it to 8 weeks with an embryonic heart beat, the chances of loosing the pregnancy drop dramatically to about 3%.
Answered 12/29/2016
3.8k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Vag u/s says 6w 4 days. There were 2 yolks and 1 fetal pole/heartbeat. Same gestational sac. Could the other develop into a baby in the next few days?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Gestational sac 8w2d & foetus 6w4d measuring different weeks of baby growth. Which one is accurate?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Hi are there signs incases fetus wont develop in a pregnancy? Im five weeks based on scan.. and its reli scary not see my baby in there during my scan
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Single intruterine fundal gestational sac is seen with no detectable fetal pole development at 7 weeks 4 days will the baby survive looks like 5weeks?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can a fetus with IUGR or any disorder measure at 6 weeks on an ultrasound, but in reality is 23 weeks gestation? How far behind can iugr babies be? Plus if a baby is iugr does it still develop limbs at the accurate week? Thanks
Visited my Gyno, My ultrasound showed 0.98 early intrauterine (gestational sac no baby) pregnancy corresponding to 4 weeks 5 days on the 22nd January. How far along am I really? Could you explain when I conceived? Should I be seeing my fetus in sac?
I know toxoplasmosis is dangerous for fetus/pregnancy. But what happens to an infant if they are infected with toxoplasmosis?
After my IVF transfer (1 PGS normal embryo) I had an early scan at 5w4d, but gestational sac was measuring only 5.4mm with no yolk sac or fetal pole. Im going back one week later when I will be 6w5d, so what should I expect to see? Will I miscarry?
Is it normal to see a fetus on the u/s but no gestional sac and no fetal pole, even if I measure right at 6wk. When I'm 6wk by my last peroid.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
