What Should Be Done For Difficulty In Locating The Uterus During Pregnancy?

Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2014

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Question : Dear sir, my girl friend found +ve when we did pregnancy test through ican on 1st and 2nd of march. earlier when we tested on 15th feb the report was negative. we needed to run this test because her cycle was due around 5th feb. she is facing the problem of irregular cycle. today we went to a doctor for consultation and after examination she told to wait for a week as she was unable to find uterus. I seek your advice in this matter about what to do, as the pregency is in very early stage.

Answered by Dr. Dr. ARIF N K (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Get a scan to confirm the location of pregnancy Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX Thank you for choosing Healthcaremagic. As the pregnancy test is positive, it definitely proves that she is pregnant. Your doctor might have done internal examination to find out the size of uterus, sometimes due to varied reasons it could be difficult to find out the exact size of uterus, during these circumstances it is better to do a scan (ultrasound) pelvis to know the exact location of pregnancy and to know the exact gestational age. It is very very important to localize the pregnancy, because rarely the pregnancy could be in ectopic location (Pregnancy location other than uterus). Depending on the scan findings treatment can be planned. Please ask if you have more questions. If you are satisfied, please make sure that your ACCEPT my answer so that I receive credit. Good luck!!

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