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A member asked:

When your pregnant does the ultrasound conception date the obgyn gives your accurate?

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Yes: Yes, depending when it performed it is accurate +\- 7days

Dr Lipkin and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/3/2015

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

The range: of error for ultrasound gestational age is about +/- 8% in days.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/3/2015

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My lmp was Feb 8-12. My due date was Nov 23.(calculated by my first sonogram).My Obgyn informed me my conception date was Mar 2. I had intercourse on Feb 20th and Feb 27-28. What would be sexual intercourse that would had led to my conception date ?

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Polyps appeared on cervix 7wks after conception. Was it estrogen that made them grow? Were they inside and pregnancy pushed them out? Thoughts? Obgyn?

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When the ultrasounds says you are 5 weeks pregnant.. Is this the gestational age or conception age?

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With a normal pregnancy, all ultrasounds including ones in the 1st trimester showed LMP 10/15/12. Could conception have occurred after 11/7/12?

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Even though ultrasounds go by gestational age, can you still get pregnant within that 2 weeks of gestational age they don't count as conception age?

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