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Re: Internal exam and measuring about 6 weeks bigger.From: Bobbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:09:35 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Richard M. Chudacoff, MD wrote: > >At Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Bobbie wrote: >> >>This is my first time posting. I was wondering if anyone has measured >>4-6 weeks bigger by an internal exam. At my first visit I was 6 weeks >>but when my doctor did an internal she said I was measuring about 6 >>weeks further along than that. That would have had me measuring at >>about 12 weeks. This is my thrid pregnancy, and I wasn't sure if it was >>because it was not my first or if I could in fact be a few weeks further >>along. If I would be that far along then I really do not understand why >>I had a period the month before. My doctor is going to do an U/s in a >>few weeks, and I trust him 100%. I was just wondering if anyone else >>had a similar experience and was in fact further along. Thanks! >> >Sometimes there is a bleed , almost as heavy as a normal period, 2-4 >weeks after implantation of the conceptous into the uterus. This may >mimic a period and throw of the dating. Also, there may be an >abnormality with the uterus, like a fibroid tumor, that changes the size >of the normal uterus to appear larger than the expected gestaional age. >Lastly, there are multiple embryos, such as twins, triplets, that could >account for the larger than expected uterus. An ultrasound should be >able to resolve these questions. > >But why wait a few weeks for the ultrasound? >>Bobbie Ann >> >-- >Richard Chudacoff, MD >Baylor College of Medicine >BaylorMedCare >Houston/Sugar Land, TX > >Advisory Board-OBGYN.net >http://www.obgyn.net/board/chudacoff.htm > >*Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purpose only. >This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to >consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options. > To answer your question as to why my Doctor has waited so long to do an ultrasound, I really do not know. I am now 18 weeks and 3 days along. He said he would wait till the baby was bigger and we could see more. I wish I had a better answer fo you. Thank you for having a reply to my question.
-- Bobbie Ann
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