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What Does Baby S Femur Length (FL) Is In The 9th Percentile Mean?
I am 38 yrs old- first pregnancy- I am 5 3 and father is 6 2. My current weight is 147. I am a healthy person and all other exams are normal. I am 29 weeks and the sonogram revealed that my baby s femur length (FL) is in the 9th percentile. The doctor told me not to worry but I am. I have been reading about different genetic diseases, dwarfism etc . . My next sonogram is in 4 weeks . . what does 9th percentile means and its implications. Thanks
Fri, 31 Jul 2015
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It is suggestive of slightly growth retarded baby but not necessarily if the weight of the baby is good and other parameters are normal then nothing to worry as baby can be a constitutionally small baby
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It is suggestive of slightly growth retarded baby but not necessarily if the weight of the baby is good and other parameters are normal then nothing to worry as baby can be a constitutionally small baby
In case you have any questions in future you can contact me directly on http://bit.ly/drmanishajain
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Hello, definitely it is on lower side but a follow up ultrasound after 3 weeks from now and determination of growth scan will help in exact problem delineation
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In case you have any questions in future you can contact me directly on http://bit.ly/drmanishajain
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