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By my calculation, i am 8 weeks pregnant but ultrasound scan shows 6 weeks and says no fetal pole or activity in the sac yet. what does it mean?
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Too soon for pole: Pregnancies are logged by last menstrual periods for dating purposes which includes a 2 week period at the beginning when conception has not yet occurred. Therefore the 2 week discrepancy between 6 versus 8 weeks. The fetal pole has not yet had time to develop for that reason so be patient and give the tincture of time to allow that to happen if it is a viable pregnancy.
Answered 7/10/2020
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