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Re: PREGNANCY: Gestational Age (CRL) worries?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:54:43 -0500 (CDT)

Abi

First trimester scans have a 5 day variance. You are within this margin of error...Dr. von Almen

At Sun, 20 Apr 2008, Abi wrote: >
>Hi I had a scan at what I thought was 8 weeks and was given a crown to
>rump length of 15mm and told the baby was 8 weeks 1 day. I then had a
>repeat scan at what (acoording to last scan) I thought was 10 weeks and
>2 days and was told the crown to rump length was 31mm and the baby was
>10 weeks exactly. Does this mean the baby has not grown enough, or are
>scans at this stage inaccurate to a few days? It has concerned me
>slightly as I thought scans were always accurate early on.
>
>Regards

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.



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