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Re: nothing on vag ultrasound @5wks.

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:23:35 -0500 (CDT)

At Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Kim wrote: >
>I am 6 1/2 wks since LMP but had a very long cycle when i conceived. dr
>did vag ultrasound and nothing showed up. my hCG levels are low, but
>increasing as they should so far. have had one prior m/c in Feb of 99.
>want to believe that i am just too early to see anything, but don't want
>to get my hopes up. no signs of ectopic.
>
>--
>Kquartz
>

If you levels are lower than 2000ish, then we would not expect to see much on ultrasound. If they are increasing appropriately, hang in there! In general, if hte level is >2500, a heartbeat should be seen on transvaginal ultrasound;the position of your uterus and the ease in scanning you can cause that number to go up a bit. 

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG


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