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What Is The Difference Between Gestational Age And Fetal Age?
Posted on
Sun, 8 May 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 9 May 2016
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Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Question : what is gestational age and Fetal age...
what is the difference
what is the difference
Brief Answer:
Both these ages are almost similar in a normal baby.
Detailed Answer:
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Gestational age is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period. The fetal age is calculated after an ultrasound scan with respect to the fetal growth parameters. In a normally growing baby both these ages correspond to each other.
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Both these ages are almost similar in a normal baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Gestational age is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period. The fetal age is calculated after an ultrasound scan with respect to the fetal growth parameters. In a normally growing baby both these ages correspond to each other.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
so if my gestational age is 6 weeks and 1 day??
Brief Answer:
Ultrasound scan can confirm fetal age.
Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for writing again.
If your gestational age is 6 weeks 1 days then the ultrasound scan should show CRL corresponding to it.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Ultrasound scan can confirm fetal age.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If your gestational age is 6 weeks 1 days then the ultrasound scan should show CRL corresponding to it.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
my ultrasound gestational age is 6 weeks and 1 day.
so what is supposed to be my fetal age?
so what is supposed to be my fetal age?
Brief Answer:
It will be same.
Detailed Answer:
The ultrasound gestational age is itself considered a fetal age. Your fetus is 6 weeks 1 day old now.
Regards.
It will be same.
Detailed Answer:
The ultrasound gestational age is itself considered a fetal age. Your fetus is 6 weeks 1 day old now.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
6 weeks ago I was on my period. that is why I am so confused
Brief Answer:
The fetal age is calculated from day one of bleeding.
Detailed Answer:
The day is calculated from the day one of the last period you had. The fetal age and gestational age both are calculated from the first day of the bleeding.
Regards.
The fetal age is calculated from day one of bleeding.
Detailed Answer:
The day is calculated from the day one of the last period you had. The fetal age and gestational age both are calculated from the first day of the bleeding.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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