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Fifth Through Eighth Weeks of Development
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Fifth Through Eighth Weeks of Development

Human embryo at seven weeks

Human embryo at seven weeks

An embryo from an ectopic pregnancy, still in the oviduct. This embryo is about five weeks old (or from the seventh week of menstrual age). The heart is the dark spot at the center of the image, bulging out of the embryo.

This is a scan of a human embryo at seven weeks—an embryo from an ectopic pregnancy, still in the oviduct. This embryo is about five weeks old (or from the seventh week of menstrual age). The heart is the dark spot at the center of the image, bulging out of the embryo.

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    "Tubal Pregnancy with embryo."
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