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Q: How to calculate the age and growth of a fetus?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 17th, 2006

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW LOW ARE YOU TO CARRY IN THE BEGINING MISSED 3 PERIODS TOOK AT HOME TEST HAVE DOC APPOINTMENT IN 2 WEEKS TEST POSITIVE I DIDNT THINK I COULD GET PREGNANT ANYMORE I HAVE 4 I HAVENT USED ANYTHING FOR 7 YEARS
ANYWAY I AM A LITTLE WORRIED I FEEL MORE THAN 3 MONTHS AND FEEL LIKE IT IS WAY TO LOW I FEEL IT KICK MAKING ME THINK I AM 5-6 MONTHS MY 2ND CHILD I MISSED 2 AND WAS 6 MONTHS WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS 3 I AM NOT SURE OF WEIGHT THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS 3 MONTHS AGO I AM SURE IT IS A LITTLE OFF I AM A LITTLE WOMAN

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 25th, 2006

Pregnancy Answer A1701

According to the data you've provided (missed 3 periods), you might be 3-4 months pregnant. Pregnancy is always counted from the date of your last period! You can take a home pregnancy test to confirm or exclude the possibility of pregnancy.

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