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Does 6 Weeks Of Pregnancy Appear As 8 Weeks In Ultrasound?
Hi my name is Malcolm, my wife got an ultrasound today and the doctor said the ultrasound showed 8 weeks but they always show bigger than what really is so we have to subtract two weeks from that. meaning my wife would be 6 weeks pregnant? is that the truth?
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
Hi,
I understand your query.
While reporting for sonography of pregnant uterus, doctor can not read it exactly as-
- menstrual cycle,Ovulation have personal differences & conception can not be predicted( it's a co incidence )exactly.To give an overall posible accuracy.. the reading has to be understood to be +/- two weeks of the estimated report.
So your guess is correct, your wife is round about 6 weeks pregnant.
Thanks.
I understand your query.
While reporting for sonography of pregnant uterus, doctor can not read it exactly as-
- menstrual cycle,Ovulation have personal differences & conception can not be predicted( it's a co incidence )exactly.To give an overall posible accuracy.. the reading has to be understood to be +/- two weeks of the estimated report.
So your guess is correct, your wife is round about 6 weeks pregnant.
Thanks.
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