When is the right time to take a scan for the first time when pregnant?

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2014

Question: what is the correct time to take the scan for 1 st time pregnancy pregnancy pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (4 hours later)

Brief Answer: Soon after confirmation by UPT Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your query. First scan should be done soon after confirming pregnancy by urine pregnancy test (UPT). In this scan a gestation ring (pregnancy sac) can be noticed. This confirms the pregnancy and also to make sure that the pregnancy is intrauterine. regards,

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