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362119 tn?1223137936

need some help:-)

Hello.. I wrote to you the other day about my ultrasound being too early..
I got my HCG results back yesterday and they were at 1344.. is that too high for how far along i am? I am at about 4 weeks 6 days?.. Or is that about right?.. I am going back today for my second blood test.
I go back for a u/s next friday.. should i be able to see SOMETHING by then?

thank you
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Dear Doctor,
I had my second u/s today at 6 wks5days. They Dr. saw a yolk sac, fetal pole and a heartbeat, however he said the gestational sac was smaller than they like to see at 9mm. It was 6 mm, 6 days ago.

Is there a possibility for this resulting in a successful pregnancy?
thank you
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242596 tn?1192425949
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,

At an hCG level of ~1000-2000 an early pregnancy should be visible by a transvaginal ultrasound.  However, this is equipment and sonographer dependent.  

The earliest signs of an intrauterine pregnancy would be visualizing a gestational sac and yolk sac (~5wks) or between 5-6 wks, an early fetal pole +/- a fetal heart beat.  

And yes, your hCG level seems appropriate, but there is a wide range of normal.

Good luck

Dr. Downing
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