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Re: 5 weeks 1 day no sac on u/s?

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 18:04:20 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 17 Oct 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have had spotting and some mild cramping for the past week, and
>discovered I was pregnant after a test last weekend. My LMP was
>September 10, and my cycle is normally 27-28 days long (occasionally 26
>or 29), so I calculate that as of today, I am 5 weeks 2 days from LMP. I
>finally got in to see a doctor for my symptoms yesterday, and he did an
>ultrasound and ordered HCG tests. The results are not in yet for the
>HCG, but he was unable to find any evidence of pregnancy in either my
>uterus or fallopian tubes from a transvaginal ultrasound. Does this
>usually mean either an ectopic or failed pregnancy -- or is it too early
>to tell at this stage? I understand that LMP is not an exact calculation
>of gestational age, but if cycles are regular and not especially long,
>wouldn't a doctor see a sac at this stage?

It is too early to say, another U/S in 10 days will tell you.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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