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Ivf, had my 7 wk scan. it showed a gestational sac,& yolk measuring 7 weeks but fetal pole small (measuring less than 6 wks) and hb slow. any hope?

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Dr. Andrew Silvermananswered

Fertility Medicine 51 years experience

Post IVF slow hb: Suggest waiting for 2 weeks and rescanning. The pregnancy may still be OK, but a little slow in preogressing.

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