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Fetal growth retardation
Fetal growth retardation is a clinical finding in which a fetus's growth is below normal. This can be due to malnutrition, drugs, or problems with the uterus or the baby himself.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Fetal growth retardation?
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Are there any tests or procedures that can determine fetal growth retardation?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can sickle cell anemia retard a child's growth? Can steroids help?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: ultrasound to evaluate fetal growth?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What happens if baby drops from fetal growth percentile in 4 weeks but is still within the 10 and 90%? Is that a reason for concern?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you tell me possible reasons of the stoppage of growth of a fetus at 5 weeks old?
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A 32-year old female asked:
If there are similar patterns in fetal growth before14 wks, then why would a dr. Say that u could really be11wks or13wks? If u measure 12wk, r u really?
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A 34-year old asked:
How does a fetus get fetal alcohol syndrome? What modifies the fetus's growth?
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A 31-year old female asked:
10+-6days weeks pregnancy crl 3.9.Fhs 162.Growth of fetus is acc to gestational age .Is growth normal?
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A 30-year old asked:
What causes fetal growth restriction?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can sneezing a lot effect fetal growth?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can exercising and losing weight before you find out pregnancy, can it affected fetus growth? Lmp was june 7 could i had conceived before that ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Good Day, I would like to know what causes a slow growth in a fetus?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm taking pillaclin vk for a toothache. 24 weeks pg for 10days will this hurt my fetus?Like slow down growth are anything
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A 31-year old female asked:
Doctor advised me to take delspirin 75 mg for growth of fetus is it right? 11 weeks pregnancy
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A 63-year old female asked:
If there are facial characteristics of fetal alc synd in a 6-mo-old but she meets development milestones & growth is good are there concerns?
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A 32-year old male asked about a 30-year old female:
Concieved with Clomid but the fetus died at 25 wks due to absence of Amniotic Fluid with baby growth at 20 weeks. Can it be due to clomid? I m 30yrs.
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A 37-year old female asked:
Does cigarettes slow down growth at 7 weeks? Could you be 9 weeks and it affect the growth that the fetus measures at 7 weeks instead?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can the measurements of an 8or9 wk fetus measure "big" and be mistaken for a 12wk fetus? Do fetuses have similar growth patterns at this early stage?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the association between low fetal heart rate and slow growth?
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A 21-year old female asked:
5w3d pregnant, hcg not doubling as it should. Scan showed growth but only heart rate of 66bmp. Chances of survival for fetus?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My wife is now her 29th week of pregnancy.As per the 7th month scan report fetal shows 30.6 week growth & also having excess amniotic fluid - 25.36cm?
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A 35-year old asked:
Will I restrict fetal growth if I wear tight fitting clothes?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Fetal age due to LMP should be 7.2 but ultrasound after spotting showed the gestational age of 6.5 with flicker. normal or can be some growth issue. ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
If my ultrasound showed a crown rump length of 4 mm before I miscarried - could I still have a complete molar pregnancy? I know for Partial molar, you might see a fetus with other growth. My question is - does "something" that showed a crown rump length
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A 40-year old female asked:
Are fibroids from pregnancies and maybe fetal tissue? Are the growths the result of a miscarriage and are embryonic? Is it from aggressive sex?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Negative preg.Tests & having regular cycle. But noticing belly growth & extreme fetal like movement. Had an abortion 4 months ago what could this be?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been sterilised almost 2 years ago and was admitted to hospital with abdom pain & nausea,etc. Went for a gynea consult and found a growth of just over 4cm below overy. My LMP was 20/12. is it possible to misdiagnose a fetus for a growth.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Slow fetal heart rate and growth and hashimoto's thyroid. Any correlation? I am 7.5 weeks and measure 6.5 weeks. Today's heart rate was 72.
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A 22-year old female asked:
I had my cycle & no noticeable changes besides slight belly growth. I can see/feel a lot of fetal like movement. Tests are negative. Am I pregnant?!
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