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Will the growing uterus size of a 15 week pregnancy be instantly noticed by u/s technician? can the pregnancy be missed if technician checked for only 3-4 minutes and focused on ovaries? thanks?

Q: will the growing uterus size of a 15 week pregnancy be instantly noticed by u/s technician? can the pregnancy be missed if technician checked for only 3-4 minutes and focused on ovaries? thanks?

: A "15 week pregnancy" is difficult to "miss" by an experienced U/S technician. By fifteen weeks, the size of the uterus is enlarging the abdomen well beyond normal dimensions. Get another U/S as a second opinion, b/c if the pregnancy did not for some reason survive, the uterine U/S may not show a viable pregnancy of that gestational age.

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A "15 week pregnancy" is difficult to "miss" by an experienced U/S technician. By fifteen weeks, the size of the uterus is enlarging the abdomen well beyond normal dimensions. Get another U/S as a second opinion, b/c if the pregnancy did not for some reason survive, the uterine U/S may not show a viable pregnancy of that gestational age.

Answered 4/12/2021

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Will the growing uterus size of a 15 week pregnancy be instantly noticed by u/s technician? can the pregnancy be missed if technician checked for only 3-4 minutes and focused on ovaries? thanks?

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