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Can a 6 week transvaginal ultrasound be off by a week?

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Less likely: Ultrasounds done early in the pregnancy are very accurate. It's unlikely that it would be off by a week in most cases, but it is not universal since mistakes or misreads happen. Also, one week is not a big variation after all. A subsequent ultrasound in a few weeks might be able to further establish your due date in a more accurate manner.

Answered 9/24/2015

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Ultrasound dating: First trimester ultrasound is accurate within 5-7 days. There is no test that can date conception more accurately than a 1 week window.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Joseph Accurso answered

Specializes in Radiology

Ultrasound +/- 8%: Properly performed and interpreted ultrasound examinations have a variability of 8% plus or minus the measured dating. Given the dates in the question and assuming a high-quality ultrasound, i would suspect that last menses dating is inaccurate. Ultrasound dating at 6 weeks 0 days should have a 95% confidence range of 5 weeks 4 days to 6 weeks 3 days which is +/- 8%.

Answered 5/4/2019

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