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Fetal Ultrasound Showed Possibility Of Achondroplasia Likelihood Of Dwarfism

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Dr. Manisha Jain MD

Hi, I am 33 weeks pregnant and had an ultrasound last week, here are my measurements: GA32w5d FL ... abdomen with short femur . Femur growth only measuring 29w3d. Are these soft markers for dwarfism?? Very ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Richa Agarwal MD

Hi doctor, I'm a chinese pregnant mum. My ultrasound at 36 weeks indicates that my baby's femur is ... and ds, the results are both negative. Should I concern about ds or dwarfism? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richa Agarwal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

Hi doctor, I m a chinese pregnant mum. My ultrasound at 36 weeks indicates that my baby s femur is ... and ds, the results are both negative. Should I concerne about ds or dwarfism? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Archana Verma MD

[Hello, I am a 39yr old mother and now pregnant of my second child. I live in the Netherlands where, due to my age, I had the test conducted to calculate my risk on Down syndrom, trisomie 13 and 18. All came back as... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Archana Verma ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

. Will be having another ultrasound and a fetal echo. ... 30 weeks and they did an ultrasound that indicated the Femur length was in the 3rd percentile. Was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)

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Dr. Minoo Bhagia MD

I m 34 weeks pregnant and I was measuring small so my OBGYN ordered an Ultrasound . The U/S showed ... but my husband is 6 9 . They prepared us for the possibility of achondroplasia . An amnio... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minoo Bhagia ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Amitkumar Maheshwari MD

is it possibleo use a genetic test on the parents in order to discover if a child may have achondroplasia dwarfism? I heard that it is a dominant trait, and most individuals with this form of dwarfism... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amitkumar Maheshwari ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  S KAR MD

At my 35 week ultrasound for EFW, baby s head was measuring 39 weeks and couple of days, and the FL and HL were measuring around 32 -33 weeks...should i be concerned about achondroplasia or downs? I m ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S KAR ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ganesh Sanap MD

dwarfism! They are extremely upset! There was no further discussion or anything! It wasn t even a Dr. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh Sanap ( Radiologist)
Dr. DHAVAL DHARANI MD

ultrasound they measured his humerus at 5% (it had been at 65%) and his femur at 16% (it had been around 40%). Our doctor seemed somewhat concerned that he may potentially have dwarfism. If he was normal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. DHAVAL DHARANI ( OBGYN)