Re: too early for ultrasound? - worried sick

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>At Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Laurie wrote:
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>>I'm scheduled for an vaginal ultrasound on thursday to check for
>>heartbeat(chance of missed miscarriage).  I'll be exactly 6 weeks 0 days
>>from LMP.  I've searched the archives and can't seem to find concensus
>>on how early a heartbeat can be detected.  Will it be too early to see a
>>heartbeat? And then will it be assumed that the fetus isn't viable
>>anymore? Or is 6 weeks possible to see the heartbeat.  I'm so worried
>>that it's too early (but this is the only day I could get sqeezed into
>>the radiologist's office for an appointment - otherwise I'd have to wait
>>2.5 weeks!) My hcg was 8900 at 5.5 weeks.  Is there any correlation
>>between hcg levels and when a heartbeat can be detected?
>>thanks
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>The heart starts beating at 6 weeks, give or take a couple of days.
>Therefor, this is the absolute earliest that a heartbeat could be seen.
>If you can't, that is not proof of a miscarriage, though it is quite
>disappointing.  HCG levels are notoriously unreliable for predicting u/s
>findings.
>
> I went to the doc and i was 6 weeks and 1 day preg. so you probably will hear it. don't worry if you don't though sometimes they can't be heard til you are 12 weeks

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>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
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