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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Gestational age already was, and always has been, counted from the first day of ovulation. When the doctors say a full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks, they mean 40 weeks from the date of last ovulation. When you go in for your first appointment with your OB, you are a week late on your period, and they say you are "five weeks pregnant."
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Errrmmm ... can I check this?
Doesn't it go ... menstruation ... two weeks ... ovulation ... two weeks ... menstruation... etc ... ... right?
So if you're one week late on your period, you're three weeks past ovulation, not five.
Not that I would
ever argue with a woman who is a week late on her period.
