Transvaginal ultrasound is used as a method for examining the pelvic organs. Information content and reliability of data, obtained through the procedure, very high. Often used to find out the causes of long-term infertility.
Indications for transvaginal ultrasound
If, with a conventional ultrasound, organs are examined by placing the device on the skin as close as possible to the area of interest, then with intravaginal ultrasound, the sensor, emitting ultrasonic waves, fits in the vagina. This allows us to consider pelvic organs - ovaries, cervix, uterus, the fallopian tubes. The survey can be used as a diagnostic method in
women, sexually active. If there are indications for the procedure in virgins, a special probe is inserted into the anus.
Intrauterine ultrasound provides more accurate data, rather than usual, since the device is in close proximity to the organs under study. Thanks to this, the internal organs are better visible., and a specialist can estimate their size, structure, shape and location relative to each other.
Study assigned:
with prolonged abdominal pain;
for the diagnosis of pregnancy (including ectopic);
with abnormal bleeding from the uterus;
to study enlarged pelvic organs.
Preparation and implementation
Intravaginal ultrasound is performed in the first, second and third (30 Sunday) trimester of pregnancy. Ultrasound as a diagnostic method has been used for more than forty years and during this time no negative effects have been identified. The sensor produces radiation 0,1% time, which the procedure takes, the rest of the segment the device receives waves, reflected from the object. Therefore, this method is safe for a woman's health., so for her unborn child.
No special preparation is required before the procedure, it can be performed on any day of the menstrual cycle. During the examination, the patient's bladder must be empty.. If you have bloating, then one hour before the intrauterine ultrasound, espumisan or a similar drug should be taken.
pelvic organs - ovaries, cervix, uterus, the fallopian tubes. The survey can be used as a diagnostic method in