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Re: early detection of fetal heart
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Re: early detection of fetal heart
by BU__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By BU on January 30, 1999 at 17:11:19:
In Reply to: early detection of fetal heart posted by Lisa on January 22, 1999 at 15:14:02:
Hi--I read somewhere that now that fetal heart beat can be detected
as early as 6 weeks LMP (due to vaginal ultrasound, it is not as predictive
of a positive outsome as it was when it wasn't detected until later in the
first trimester. Do you know anything about this?
I had a vaginal US when I was 5 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The doctor only expected to confirm that the pregnancy was located in the uterus, but we were able to get a heartbeat that early and we now have a healthy 3 year old son.
In Reply to: early detection of fetal heart posted by Lisa on January 22, 1999 at 15:14:02:
Hi--I read somewhere that now that fetal heart beat can be detected
as early as 6 weeks LMP (due to vaginal ultrasound, it is not as predictive
of a positive outsome as it was when it wasn't detected until later in the
first trimester. Do you know anything about this?
I had a vaginal US when I was 5 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The doctor only expected to confirm that the pregnancy was located in the uterus, but we were able to get a heartbeat that early and we now have a healthy 3 year old son.
