What is a pelvic ultrasound?!
Question: Hi, I went to the doctor today to make me an ultrausound, and well I was thinking of a regular ultrasound (external) and well they did, then they asked me some question about being sexually active, and if I wanted to have a baby (weird question) and then for my surprise they inserted something inside (they said they needed to see better) and looked around and that kinda hurt...a lot, but I want to know...with a pelvic ultrasound (external or internal) what do they see or check? only the cervix or the ovaries or the uterus or...all of that? Even though my pregnancy tests are negative (blood and urine tests), I kinda thought they were going to see if there was a baby inside with that ultrasound.Even though I asked if there was something wrong they didn't answer me and told me my doctor was going to give me the results so I was wondering: Results? Don't they see everything that is inside on that little screen? ....they made some serious and confused faces that's why I asked.
Answers: Hi, I went to the doctor today to make me an ultrausound, and well I was thinking of a regular ultrasound (external) and well they did, then they asked me some question about being sexually active, and if I wanted to have a baby (weird question) and then for my surprise they inserted something inside (they said they needed to see better) and looked around and that kinda hurt...a lot, but I want to know...with a pelvic ultrasound (external or internal) what do they see or check? only the cervix or the ovaries or the uterus or...all of that? Even though my pregnancy tests are negative (blood and urine tests), I kinda thought they were going to see if there was a baby inside with that ultrasound.Even though I asked if there was something wrong they didn't answer me and told me my doctor was going to give me the results so I was wondering: Results? Don't they see everything that is inside on that little screen? ....they made some serious and confused faces that's why I asked.
A pelvic ultrasound will look at your reproductive organs. That includes your ovaries and uterus. The trans-vaginal US can get the transducer closer to your ovaries for a more comprehensive evaluation. Generally when you have this kind of test, it is done by a radiologist or an ultrasound tech. Your images are evaluated by a radiologist and a report is prepared for your GYN. The tester doesn't usually give results of the test for a few reasons. They will not be able to answer treatment questions, that is up to your GYN. If the test was performed by a tech, they are not legally allowed to make diagnoses or convey test results to patients.
Look at the site listed below. I was being tested for "pelvic pain" and they did one of these. They test for many things. Anything from kidney stones to an ectopic pregnancy (which could also give a negative pregnancy test within the first trimester). honestly this is nothing to be scared of. It may be painful, but in the long run it could prove to be beneficial. If they don't find anything on the ultrasound they may want to do "exploratory surgery". DON'T BE SCARED OF THIS!!!!!! It is a laproscopic surgery, very minimally invasive and plus you get an extra day off of work considering most Dr's don't operate on Saturday. Talk to your Dr and see what they are looking for if anything in particular, or if they are doing it "just to see if anything is wrong". In that case you can actually make a case with Insurance saying that these were un-necessary tests (granted they don't find anything) and insurance will not pay the claim and you will get your co-pay back. Check with your insurance before making a claim...for obvious reasons.
It's possible they could have been chekcing for cysts.