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What Causes A Fetal Heart Beat On An Ultrasound?
I keep feeling sick to my stomach, tired, cranky, and I feel just like i did when I was pregnant with my son. During that pregnancy, I had a blood test done at about 9 weeks and it was negative...I went to my doc and he did an ultrasound and found a heartbeat. Should I trust the blood test I took or should I get an ultrasound done. My lasy normal period was nov. 22. The 13 of dec i had about half a pad of blood then nothing...?
Fri, 24 Mar 2017
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Quantitative blood HCG levels are very accurate (more than 97%). But sometimes false negative results are possible,if testing is done very early in pregnancy.
Since you haven't had menstrual cycle since last December, I'd recommend to repeat blood HCG levels. If it still comes back negative, Vaginal Ultrasound can confirm the presence/ absence of pregnancy and fetal viability .
Hope I was able to help you
Please address any more concerns
Regards,
Dr.Lekshmi
Thank You for the query at HealthcareMagic
Quantitative blood HCG levels are very accurate (more than 97%). But sometimes false negative results are possible,if testing is done very early in pregnancy.
Since you haven't had menstrual cycle since last December, I'd recommend to repeat blood HCG levels. If it still comes back negative, Vaginal Ultrasound can confirm the presence/ absence of pregnancy and fetal viability .
Hope I was able to help you
Please address any more concerns
Regards,
Dr.Lekshmi
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