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Need of early pregnancy scan
In 5th week 5 days or 5th week 6 days generally we don't see any conclusive thing in scan like heartbeat, still why some doctors prefer to go for this early scan in pregnancy? Any specific reason behind it?
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To rule out an ectopic pregnancy probably
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It may be done for a specific set of patients like those who have undergone IUI or IVF to find the location of pregnancy. The heartbeat is usually seen between 6 to 7 weeks
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Dr. Rukmini Sowmya Velagapudi
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
10 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
To know the location of pregnancy.
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
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Jaipur
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