A transvaginal ultrasound can provide more detailed images than an abdominal ultrasound and may be needed in late pregnancy.

Transvaginal ultrasounds are solidly on the list of medical procedures no one wants but you’ll probably need at some point anyway. This type of ultrasound can be useful if your doctor needs to get a ...

Ultrasound technology has evolved dramatically in recent years. A group of noted obstetricians and gynecologists maintain that ultrasound is more cost-effective and safer than other imaging modalities ...

Novel 3-D transvaginal ultrasound technology appeared safe and effective in improving delivery of brachytherapy among a small cohort of women with gynecologic cancer, according to study results. “The ...

Many women get a transvaginal ultrasound in their first trimester. At this stage of your pregnancy, they're more accurate than abdominal ultrasounds. If you have any complications during pregnancy, ...

At the outset, let me state that the following is intended to be a discussion of the medical ethics of a state-mandated but medically unnecessary procedure. More broadly, this is a discussion of state ...

A recent prospective trial of transvaginal ultrasound for patients at high-risk of developing ovarian cancer may change future ovarian cancer screening guidelines. Van Nagell and colleagues reported ...

Ovarian cancer is one of those diseases you probably assume you’re being screened for when you go to your well-woman exams, but that’s not really the case. Ovarian cancer screening, in fact, isn't ...

The study by Gerber et al 10 addressed the role of transvaginal ultrasound in 247 postmenopausal women with breast cancer and compared them with 98 women with breast cancer who were not eligible for ...