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What Causes Irregular Appearance Of Yolk Sack In Ultrasound Report?
Hi, I am 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant and my 1st Ultrsound showed that my yolk sac was 2mm but had an irrgeular appearance. Everything else was good - with a heartbeat of 116 bpm. Should I be worried? Can the shape change to a more normal one in a couple of weeks?
Thu, 20 Aug 2015
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A human fetus has a yolk in the earliest parts of the pregnancy to provide it with nutrition (just like the yolk in a chicken egg). The yolk sac disappears sometime during the first trimester so as it shrivels up it can get smaller. The most reassuring thing is that there was a heartbeat. Once you see a heartbeat, if you are under 35 and healthy, your risk of miscarriage is less than I percent
A human fetus has a yolk in the earliest parts of the pregnancy to provide it with nutrition (just like the yolk in a chicken egg). The yolk sac disappears sometime during the first trimester so as it shrivels up it can get smaller. The most reassuring thing is that there was a heartbeat. Once you see a heartbeat, if you are under 35 and healthy, your risk of miscarriage is less than I percent
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