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Re: Irregular gestational sac?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:39:48 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Sharon wrote: >
>I had an ultrasound on 3/1 and my sac measured 5 weeks. The sonographer
>could not see a yolk sac or anything else in there, which I guess is
>normal for 5 weeks. But they did tell me that my gestational sac was
>"irregular" - I guess the borders of it were not as clear as they would
>like and it wasn't round. I have a printout of the picture and it looks
>exactly like every other picture I have seen on the web of a 5 week
>pregnancy. It is oval, not round. The sonographer told me that I would
>probably miscarry and I am beside myself. Please, is it possible that
>there was a mistake?

5 weeks is too early to tell. Usual suggestion is to repeat in about 10-14 days.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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