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Re: Can an embryo be slow growing?, reply to Dr. Shanahan
From: Meggy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:33:04 -0500 (CDT)
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Well would a fetus showing only 7 weeks on ultrasound be 10-14 days
underage according to my known dates and still be viable?
At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, wrote:
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>At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Meggy wrote:
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>>Hi there, I have done alot of research on the internet about this
>>subject but would like your professional opinion. I have read that an
>>embryo has a very predictable growth pattern in the first 10 weeks or so
>>and that is why the doctor can pretty much determine how far along you
>>are during this time with a margin of error of around +/- 5 days and
>>after 10 weeks embryos can grow at different rates. How common is it
>>for an embryo before 10 weeks past lmp to not follow this growth pattern
>>and grow slower! what are the chances? Thanks
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>it depends on how slow the growth is -- lagging farther and farther
>behind is worrisome for a possible miscarriage.
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>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
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