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Indications for ultrasound of the small pelvis
Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Indications for ultrasound of the small pelvis
- Pain in the pelvis, including with algodismenosis (painful menstruation).
- Education in a small pelvis.
- Acyclic uterine bleeding.
- Pathological discharge from the vagina.
- Amenorrhea (absence of menstruation or irregular menstruation).
- Clarification of the presence and location of the intrauterine contraceptive.
- Infertility: Hysterosalpingography is often necessary.
- Anomalies in the development of pelvic organs: often it is also necessary to perform hysterosalpingography.
- Symptoms of the disease of the bladder or urinary tract.
- Diffuse abdominal pain.
- The growth of the follicle to determine the cause of infertility.
Ultrasound does not define the anatomy of the vesicovaginal fistula, but complications are detected with ultrasound.
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