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When are you able to see a fetal heartbeat on an ultrasound?
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Approach: Transvaginal ultrasound is around 8 weeks transabdominal is around 10 weeks.
Answered 2/16/2013
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Varies: On transvaginal ultrasound fetal heart activity can be seen as early as 5.5 weeks but more typically after 6 weeks and always after 7 weeks in live pregnancies. In very early fetuses, on trans-abdominal sono early fetal heart visualization is complicated by uterus position, large patient size, and bladder filling.
Answered 2/15/2013
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