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Can you see anything on a vaginal ultrasound before 5 weeks after last menstrual cycle?

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Usually: You could possibly see a small sac. It is unlikely to see a fetal pole and almost definitely not a heart beat.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/24/2013

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