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Are Abdominal Cramps During Early Pregnancy?

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016

Question: I just found out I'm pregnant. According to my last period I am 4 weeks. I have cramping like pains - is this normal?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
cramping is not normal

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,
During EARLY PREGNANCY , mild bilateral iliac region uterosacral ligamental pain is common but cramping is not normal and may indicate a possible initiation of a threatened miscarriage.
Please visit your gynecologist and also get a transvaginal ultrasound done to check for viability of pregnancy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (8 minutes later)

I've read that at 4 weeks nothing can be seen on a scan, is this correct?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
answered

Detailed Answer:
You can see the gestational sac inside the uterus but foetal pole doesn't arrive so soon, it arrives by 6-7 weeks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (1 minute later)

so will a scan this early show viability?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Answered

Detailed Answer:
It would at least be able to rule out if its an ectopic pregnancy or an intrauterine pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy can cause abdominal ache which can be severe.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar