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When Is Heart Beat Perceived In Foetus During Pregnancy?

I am 8 weeks pregnant. On five weeks no sac was visible in uterus. on 6 weeks 3 days sac was visible. again i visited today at 8 weeks 3 days sac is there, chorio decidual activity is seen, but no heart beat. i am taking microgest 200 mg. doctor suggested me to take duphaston 10 mg for 1 week. and repeat scan after 1 week. if no growth found then go for abortion. I am really confused
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. In a normal 28-30 day menstrual cycle, gestation sac is seen through a trans-vaginal sonogram soon after the missed period. This means the pregnancy can be establishes at 4 weeks gestation. Fetal cardiac activity can be visualized between 5-6 weeks of gestation and is clearly seen by the 7th week. So, your age of pregnancy depends on your cycle length. In this scenario, if the repeat sonogram shows no heart beat, you are likely to have a missed pregnancy. Serial titres of serum beta-hCG also can be done to detect progress. Doubling of titres every 2-3 days suggests good progress. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.
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When Is Heart Beat Perceived In Foetus During Pregnancy?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. In a normal 28-30 day menstrual cycle, gestation sac is seen through a trans-vaginal sonogram soon after the missed period. This means the pregnancy can be establishes at 4 weeks gestation. Fetal cardiac activity can be visualized between 5-6 weeks of gestation and is clearly seen by the 7th week. So, your age of pregnancy depends on your cycle length. In this scenario, if the repeat sonogram shows no heart beat, you are likely to have a missed pregnancy. Serial titres of serum beta-hCG also can be done to detect progress. Doubling of titres every 2-3 days suggests good progress. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.