Early Pregnancy Scans (6-11 Weeks)

Early pregancy scan. This scan is best performed transvaginally, although a transabdominal examination can be performed at the patient’s request.

The scan is usually performed for a specific indication such as pain or bleeding in early pregnancy, to confirm multiple pregnancy in patients who have had fertility treatment or to confirm early viability in women who have previously had a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy.

Scanning at this gestation is to:

• Confirm the diagnosis and viability of a pregnancy
• Confirm the gestational age by measurement of the crown rump length
• Exclude an ectopic pregnancy
• Diagnose a multiple pregnancy. This is the best gestation to determine whether or not the twins share a placenta