Pregnant. Ultrasound Showed Small Fetal Pole With No Cardic Activity. Is This Normal?

Posted on Sun, 14 Apr 2013

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Question : iam in 8th week of my pregnency ,i had a u/s a small fetal pole with no cardic activity and the gestinational age according to scan is 5.6 weeks is it a health fetus .can i coatinue the pregnecy

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (23 minutes later)

Hello XXXXXX
Thanks for your query.
At 8 weeks of pregnancy, the ultrasound should show a fetal pole with definite cardiac activity.
There are two possibilities.
As the pregnancy is through IVF, the dates of pregnancy would be exact if you provide me details of date of ovum pickup and embryo transfer.
I would opine definitely once i have those details.
ALso the ultrasound should be transvaginal in nature.
Take care, and looking forward to hearing from you.
All the best.

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

Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)

egg retival date is 19 th feb and egg trasfer date is 21 st feb

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (2 hours later)

Hi again XXXXXX
As per the dates you should definitely be 8 weeks plus.
The findings on ultrasound definitely are suggestive of a missed abortion.
That means that the pregnancy is non viable, that is , it is not growing.
You should consult your treating gynecologist, as it appears that you would require a termination of pregnancy.

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