Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Savannah, GA
Sonograms Fetal Age Vs. Gestational Age Posted: 08-07-07 22:56pm
Okay so here's a question....when you go
and get your sonogram...and the tech tells
you that you are 18 weeks and 4 days
pregnant...is that 18 weeks 4 days
gestational age and 16 weeks and 4 days
fetal age due to the extra two weeks
counted for the 2 weeks pre-ovulation...or
is it 20 weeks 4 days gestational age, 18
weeks and 4 days fetal? I know this is
confusing, I just didn't know if they were
measuring the baby's development,..and how
accurate ultrasounds are when checking for
fetal age and so on...can anyone help me
with this? please...thanks
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cln1812
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 524 Location: La Porte, TX
Posted: 08-12-07 20:39pm
I'm pretty sure when the tech tells you
the measurements it's by gestational age
and not fetal age. Very few sources go by
fetal age, I think, mostly it's
gestational age. I was told the baby
measured 20 weeks 4 days at my big
ultrasound by the tech, done when I was 20
weeks 5 days gestational age.
