At What Stage In Pregnancy Is Ultrasound Advised?

Posted on Mon, 17 Apr 2017

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Mon, 17 Apr 2017 Answered on

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Question : At what stage/week in pregnancy, ultra sound should be done

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
At 6 wks

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to HealthcareMagic,

Thanks for writing in to us with your health concerns. First Ultrasound should be done at 6 weeks to monitor gestational age and to look for Cardiac activity. Regards Dr Manisha Jain

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (2 hours later)

ok this is about first ultrasound. how many ultrasounds are required in complete pregnancy and at what stage/ week

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Total 3-5 ultrasound

Detailed Answer:
generally 2 in first trimester (6-8 weeks, 11-14 weeks) and then 1 in second (16-18 weeks) and 2 in third trimester (28-30 weeks and 35-37 weeks)
At least 1 in each trimester is minimum
All are important and give a lot of information about growth of baby.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana