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What Does The Following Ultrasound Report Indicate?
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So to my calculation I am 4 weeks and days pregnant from ovulation. why does the ultrasound say my baby is 6 weeks old. They measured it over and over again and said it was 6 weeks old. which is impossible because 6 weeks ago i was on my period. please help explain to me so i wont be so confused.
So to my calculation I am 4 weeks and days pregnant from ovulation. why does the ultrasound say my baby is 6 weeks old. They measured it over and over again and said it was 6 weeks old. which is impossible because 6 weeks ago i was on my period. please help explain to me so i wont be so confused.
Brief Answer:
its correct
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Welcome to HCM,
Please do not worry.
The international standard is to calculate pregnancy is from the first date of the last period.
So it implies that you are 6 weeks pregnant, even though you were having your period that will be considered to calculate pregnancy.
The due date is calculated always from the first day of the last period, and it is exactly 40 weeks from the first day of last period.
The ultrasound machines are also calibrated to calculate according to this convention, and calculate the weeks by that so technically if the ultrasound machine says 6 weeks, the egg was released only 4 weeks ago.
But doctors and ultrasound technician all over the world follow this.
Do not worry your report is accurate, and you did conceive when you ovulate 4 weeks back,but for calculation you are 6 weeks.
Hope this cleared your confusion
Regards
its correct
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Welcome to HCM,
Please do not worry.
The international standard is to calculate pregnancy is from the first date of the last period.
So it implies that you are 6 weeks pregnant, even though you were having your period that will be considered to calculate pregnancy.
The due date is calculated always from the first day of the last period, and it is exactly 40 weeks from the first day of last period.
The ultrasound machines are also calibrated to calculate according to this convention, and calculate the weeks by that so technically if the ultrasound machine says 6 weeks, the egg was released only 4 weeks ago.
But doctors and ultrasound technician all over the world follow this.
Do not worry your report is accurate, and you did conceive when you ovulate 4 weeks back,but for calculation you are 6 weeks.
Hope this cleared your confusion
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
so my calculation are right? It had me confused because my husband is out of town and I only see him once a month.
But it confuses me that the tech said the fetus measured 6 weeks??
But it confuses me that the tech said the fetus measured 6 weeks??
Brief Answer:
don't worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You have conceived when you ovulated, but the pregnancy is calculated from the first day of last menstrual period. So do not worry.
Even the calculations in the ultrasound are calibrated in such a way that it gives the date corresponding to last period, that is 2 weeks more than from the date of ovulation and conception.
This is because most women know when was last period, but date of ovulation is not known and is assumed to be two weeks from that.
Do not stress, the dates show 6 weeks and this corresponds to the scan, even if you ovulated 4 weeks back.
Hope this helps.
don't worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You have conceived when you ovulated, but the pregnancy is calculated from the first day of last menstrual period. So do not worry.
Even the calculations in the ultrasound are calibrated in such a way that it gives the date corresponding to last period, that is 2 weeks more than from the date of ovulation and conception.
This is because most women know when was last period, but date of ovulation is not known and is assumed to be two weeks from that.
Do not stress, the dates show 6 weeks and this corresponds to the scan, even if you ovulated 4 weeks back.
Hope this helps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
okay thank you. So my due date is December 28th approx? so its 38 weeks? but they at the 2 week to make it 40?
Brief Answer:
40 weeks by dates and scan is same as 38 weeks from ovulation
Detailed Answer:
Yes that means at full 40 weeks of pregnancy, you will actually be 38 weeks from ovulation.
Don't worry, and take care.
40 weeks by dates and scan is same as 38 weeks from ovulation
Detailed Answer:
Yes that means at full 40 weeks of pregnancy, you will actually be 38 weeks from ovulation.
Don't worry, and take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
thank you
Brief Answer:
all the best
Detailed Answer:
Take care.
all the best
Detailed Answer:
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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