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My wife is 12 weeks 1 day pregnant. her gyn did vaginal and normal ultrasound. he said probably baby boy but need time to confirm. is result accurate?

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Consider: Waiting until a later ultrasound before picking out nursery wall paint. As your doctor indicated, "probably" is the operative word here and an ultrasound later will likely be more definitive.

Answered 9/3/2013

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Dr. Joseph Accurso answered

Specializes in Radiology

The word probably: Says it all. 12 weeks is quite early, and the doctor's use of the word probably means it is better than 50-50 but nowhere near 90% likely. Fetal anatomy screening ultrasound at 18 to 21 weeks would provide a better opportunity to confirm the baby's gender.

Answered 11/10/2014

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