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Re: scary ultrasound results

From: Richard M. Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:02:45 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 7 Nov 1998, Kalie wrote: >
>A u/s on 11/7 showed the gestational sack at 5 wks.(which is what I
>thought it should be dated at).However, the u/s tech couldn't find
>anything in the gestational sack which I have heard is normal this
>early, although some say you should see a heartbeat at 5 weeks gestation
>on a u/s. They are having me do 2 hcg tests to see if its a viable
>pregnancy or a blighted ovum. Naturally I'm scared out of my wits. The
>tech also said I have a pregnancy cyst (I think that's what she called
>it) by my ovary which she said is a good sign of a viable pregnancy. Can
>you have this cyst and still have only a blighted ovum?

Yes

>And what should you see on a u/s at 5 weeks gestation?

Often nothing but a sac. It could be you are slightly less than 5 weeks (35 days) or the power of the ultrasound machine is too low to pick up the gestation.

>Also, with a blighted ovum what do the hcg levels do?

Drop.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD Baylor College of Medicine BaylorMedCare Houston/Sugar Land, TX

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