How early would signs of pregnancy

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Oakdene
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How early would signs of pregnancy show on a scan in a hospital?
Dwy galon, un dyhead,
Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
Dau enaid ond un taith.
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  • gonebust
    gonebust Posts: 170 Forumite
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    Minimum of 5 weeks but that may just be the gestational sac seen
  • Oakdene
    Oakdene Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    gonebust wrote: »
    Minimum of 5 weeks but that may just be the gestational sac seen

    So it would be highly unlikely for signs of pregnancy to be showing on a scan within 3 weeks of the end of a period?
    Dwy galon, un dyhead,
    Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
    Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
    Dau enaid ond un taith.
  • gonebust
    gonebust Posts: 170 Forumite
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    A gestational sac would be about it

    Go google 5 week scans, there's a few good ones on YouTube
  • Oakdene
    Oakdene Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    Will do, thank you - just wanted to see if anyone could help.
    Dwy galon, un dyhead,
    Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
    Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
    Dau enaid ond un taith.
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
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    Oakdene wrote: »
    So it would be highly unlikely for signs of pregnancy to be showing on a scan within 3 weeks of the end of a period?
    I would have thought so.
    Even if you had sex the day your period ended, and happened to be ovulating right at that time, the fertilised egg would need to implant, and it takes four weeks for a foetus to reach the size of a peppercorn, so it seems very unlikely anything would show on a scan at that stage.
  • MonkeyDr
    MonkeyDr Posts: 143 Forumite
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    (Dr but not obstetrician or radiologist)

    I think you can see from 4-5w if transvaginal scan, or 7w if abdominal. All approx.

    (timings from date of first day of last menstrual period - lmp).

    So I think it might just be possible to see a gestational sac 3w after last day of lmp, depending on length of lmp, but probably only if the scan is transvaginal, and I wouldn't take not seeing one at that point as definitive proof that there isn't one there.
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
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    My 1st scan was vaginal scan, I thought I was 6 weeks (from period), they told me I was nearly 5.

    I was suffering morning sickness about week b4 period was due.
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
  • Oakdene
    Oakdene Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    Thank you all...going to be an interesting couple of weeks.
    Dwy galon, un dyhead,
    Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
    Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
    Dau enaid ond un taith.
  • IAmWales
    IAmWales Posts: 2,024 Forumite
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    A HCG test would confirm earlier. Then if there are any medical concerns you can be referred to the early pregnancy unit at six weeks for a scan (they'll see you earlier in an emergency).
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
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    Oakdene wrote: »
    Thank you all...going to be an interesting couple of weeks.

    Fingers crossed it all turns out ok Oakdene
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