Thus, if the first day of your last menstrual period was January 1, and ovulation and conception occurred on January 15, you will be 4 weeks pregnant on January 28, not 2 weeks pregnant. To confirm that the baby's heart is functioning. Occasionally, your doctor may not be able to hear the baby's heart beat. Quite often this may be due to its position, but unfortunately this may also be due to the demise of the baby. To determine the reason for bleeding.
Many women experience some bleeding in early pregnancy.
This bleeding may be due to the normal implantation of the embryo in the lining of the uterus, but could also be due to the disappearance of a twin, or to a miscarriage. The reasons for doing a first trimester ultrasound could also include unusually intense pelvic pain, the presence of a mass on physical examination and many other reasons. No special preparation is required for an early pregnancy examination. Then we will do a transvaginal examination . In most cases this will last about 3-5 minutes.