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Ultrasound estimate of fetal weight more than 9 pounds
A scan showing "more than 9 pounds" usually means the baby is above the normal size for a baby at or near its due date, and may have some difficulty being delivered.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is an efw via ultrasound of 3lb 9-10oz large for a 30w3d fetus? How accurate is this weight? Edd was confirmed by multiple early ultrasounds.
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you tell me how precise are ultrasounds about fetal weight?
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A 38-year old female asked:
When you subtract 2 weeks from the ga provided by an ultrasound, does that give you the estimated fertilisation age or the estimated fetal age?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had my ultrasound today and my ob said the fetus is too small to measure. Now I'm worried that the fetus has no heart beat. Im estimated 5/6 weeks?
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A female asked:
Hi, I am 34 weeks pregnant. My previous ultrasounds were normal but yesterday doctor said that fetus is now in lower limit of average for weight i.e ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can 13 week fetus be mistaken in ultrasound as a 9 week fetus?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Is there a clear difference between an 8 week 9 week and a 10 week fetus on ultrasound? Or can a 8 week fetus be mistaken for a 10 week fetus?
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A 35-year old female asked:
9 week ultrasound showed 2 sacs with fetus A 2.7 CRL with HB and fetus B 1.5 CRL with no HB at 7 weeks 2 days, what r chances of VTS and chimera?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can a 9 week fetus possibly grow slow and measure at time of ultrasound at 7 weeks? And be normal?
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A female asked:
When i had my transvginal ultrasound at 6 weeks the fetus had heartbeat but at 9 weeks the heartbeat was gone. what could be the cause?
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A 36-year old asked:
How many weeks can fetus ultrasound be seen?
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A 31-year old male asked:
In what age we can distinguish sex of the fetus in ultrasound?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Does ultrasounds give fetal age or gestionation age?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My ultrasound report says no gross abnormalities found in fetus. What does that mean?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Do ultrasounds measure fetal or gestational age? And how accurate are they at 7 weeks 5 days?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am 5 months preggy and just had my ultrasound. It showed a male fetus. Can it be possibly a female?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can a fetus that shows at the ultrasound 8 weeks can actually be 14 weeks and the ultrasound to show more?
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A 22-year old male asked:
On my ultrasound i saw a sack with a tiny little fetus in it. It looked like a piece of meat just layin there. Could I have been 5 weeks then?
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A 40-year old female asked:
GA is 8 weeks 4days when ultrasound was done. Ultrasound shows GA as 7 weeks 6 days. Fetus is 1.47cm. FHR 158bpm. Is this normal range? I'm 40.
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A 35-year old asked:
Doppler ultrasound safe for fetus?
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A 18-year old female asked:
When are you able to see a fetal heartbeat on an ultrasound?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: fetal ultrasound?
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A 35-year old asked:
What exactly does an ultrasound of the fetal heart consist of?
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A 31-year old asked:
What to do if failed to visualize fetal stomach on ultrasound?
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A 29-year old asked:
What all can fetal ultrasound at 20 weeks tell you?
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A 31-year old asked:
Since tof is congenital, why doesn't fetal ultrasound always find it?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Could an abdominal ultrasound at 8 weeks be mistaken for a 12 week fetus?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is a fetal heartbeat visible on ultrasound 6 weeks from conception or 6 weeks from lmp?
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A 30-year old female asked:
First ultrasound showed healthy fetus, second ultrasound no fetus or heartbeat. Did I have a miscarriage?
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A 39-year old male asked:
How a fetus age is known by ultrasound?
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