A member asked:

I had a 6 week ultrasound and 11 week for dating purposes, they were both high quality and put my conception on or about december 6, how accurate?

6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

First trimester: Ultrasound measuring fetal crown-rump length is considered accurate to +/- 3 days or so. Personally i believe it is more accurate than that. Transvaginal ultrasound is generally much more trustworthy than abdominal. If the sonographer doesn't measure perfectly and correctly though, it can be off by more than a week. Hope this helps.

Answered 8/11/2013

5k views

Thank

Excellent: The most accurate ultrasounds for dating a pregnancy are those done in the 1st trimester, which both of these scans were. A 6 week ultrasound can sometimes be a little early, depending on the size of the crown-rump-lenth, so getting another one at 11 weeks is great! the fact that these 2 ultrasounds agree means that you have very accurate dating. Good luck with pregnancy!

Answered 9/13/2013

5k views

Thank

Very accurate: Early sonograms are very accurate for dating.

Answered 8/17/2013

4.9k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Can 9 week ultrasound be off by 2 weeks in dating conception ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer