What does this mean?

[Miss_Lexii]

I'm 17yrs old,  and 5 weeks 5 days pregnant, and there is no fetal pole, yolk sac or detectable heartbeat. there is no free fluid in the pouch of Douglas.. help me! what does all this mean?

[chrissymom]

hey there, assuming the ultrasound was done vaginally, they should have been able to see a yolk sac at least, although it is not completely uncommon for it to appear a little later. There may be a chance that the pregnancy is not developing properly and you might miscarry but don't go banking on it yet, like i said its not uncommon for it to show up a little later. Also the no free fluid in the pouch of douglas, is a term they use when looking into ectopic pregnancy and rupture of vessels etc. it is a good sign if there is no free fluid. I hope all goes well for you lass, good luck and all the best :) I hope this helps :)

[AnnieBrooke]

Are you certain of the 5w5d figure?  If you ovulated later than usual in your cycle, could you be possibly only 4 weeks 4 days pregnant?  At that stage, it would be too early to see much.