transvaginal ultrasound

Transvaginal ultrasound

Transvaginal ultrasound is a procedure that helps to diagnose diseases. This procedure is done through abdomen, or as transvaginal ultrasound sonography. In this way, all areas of genital system such as uterine, ovaries, cervix and vagina is considered. This sonogrghy is non-invasive and painless.

Transvaginal ultrasound procedure

First, a tiny tool which is called probe, inserts inside the vagina, that creates waves to take images of your internal organs. Gynecologist moves the probe to see all areas and determines the abnormalities.

Why is transvaginal ultrasound done?

There are different reasons to do this sonography, such as:

Determining causes of abnormal uterine bleeding
Determining cysts or ovarian masses
Primary steps of infertility
Uterus changes during the premature pregnancy
Pregnancy outside the uterus
Monitoring the fetus
Hearing heartbeats of the fetus
Pelvic pain

Those women who have had abortion during first 3 months, may experience some problems such as vaginal bleeding, then transvaginal ultrasound is an effective procedure to diagnose the problem.

To perform transvaginal ultrasound, bladder should be semi- full.

Patients may have little stress for the first time. If the muscles be contracted, women can feel pain. So, it’s better to take a deep breathe while entering the probe. Feeling little discomfort and pain is common.

Conclusion

Transvaginal ultrasound is an effective procedure to diagnose cyst, fibroids, any vaginal abnormalities.

Dr. Mitra Bahmanpour, Gynecologist

Address: Khalij Fars Building. Next to 18^th st. Velenjak. Tehran. Iran

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