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Re: ultrasound...worried

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:27:52 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Jennifer wrote: >
>I had a ultrasound at my doctors appointment today...it was really wierd
>because he said by the size of the head, it measured at 15 1/2 weeks but
>by the size of rump to crown it was only 13 weeks. does this mean
>anything bad? i go back for another scan in two weeks but that was just
>kind of confusing to me. any thoughts would be helpful. he said
>everything else looked fine..heartbeat..baby was moving
>around..ALOT..but this has me worried.

And how far along are you by your period?? And was the ultraosund done vaginally or abdoninally?? All this can influence which measurement is the most accurate -- and the baby's movements somtimes make it hard to get precise readings. 

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA


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