Patient's question:
Doctor,I am a 32-year-old pregnant woman. During a B examination at 45 days of pregnancy, it was reported that no fetal heartbeat was detected. Could this indicate a miscarriage or be due to the timing being too early?
Please provide an explanation.
Doctor's answer:
Your normal pregnancy usually shows fetal pole and fetal heartbeat around the 50th to 60th day of gestation. Your case might be due to delayed ovulation, leading to late fertilization and no fetal pole. You can go to the hospital for a follow-up check in 10 days to see if there is a fetal pole. If there is still none, you should consider the possibility of fetal demise. You can go to the hospital for another follow-up check in 10 days to see if there is a fetal pole. Generally, ultrasound can detect fetal heartbeat after the 7th week of pregnancy. Doppler can detect it after the second month. A stethoscope can detect it after the fourth month.