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Early Pregnancy Ultrasound: What Can Be Determined?


Question
thanks  they may jsut have told her that to smooth things over and get ehr to agree to the abortion

the sono was taken within 1-2 monthes of conception so  how much could they relly tell at that point?
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At 8 weeeks from the date of conception, the fetus in only 10 weeks pregnant. That sonogram is used  to assessn  nuchal cord transluscency (test for Down Syndrome) and the size of the baby. Anatomic assessment of the baby is not done by sonogram until 20 weeks.