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Re: ultrasound at four weeks...

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 23:49:10 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Liz wrote: >
>I had an ultrasound yesterday at almost 4weeks of pregnancy. The dr was
>concerned because my hcg levels didn't rise appropriately at first but
>are rising fine now - they were over 910 on tuesday. My dr only saw a
>sac - I thought they would be able to see a fetal pole (something I
>read). Anyways they didn't and I was wondering if seeing a 4 week sac
>was normal and good news?

With a hCG level of <1000 all you could see is a sac -- when the hCG is >2500, a fetal pole and heartbeat can be seen

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. LAke Tahoe, CA

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