Can they do a transvaginal ultrasound on a 13 year old?!


Question: Can they do a transvaginal ultrasound on a 13 year old?
I was wondering because i may be having one. If they can give you one wont it hurt alot :(

Answers:

Yes they can do a transvaginal ultrasound on a 13 year old - they wouldn't send you for one if it wasn't possible, and if there wasn't a good reason for you to have one done.

It doesn't hurt at all, honestly. They basically insert a rod into your vagina, it has something like a condom on it and they use lubrication to make it easier to insert, once inside they will move it to one side to take a look, then to the other side to take a look - it can be a little uncomfortable just because it's not exactly a very comfortable thing to have things inserted medically and you feel a little exposed in front of the doctor/nurse. My advice is to take advantage of this, not many girls get to see their vagina's inside like that, think of it as something that needs to be done but also an opportunity to ask questions and look at what's what down there, it will make it easier.

As long as you are relaxed it will go in easily. If you are tense your vaginal muscles will tense up making it difficult to insert, if this happens they will not force it, their job is to care for you so they won't want to cause you pain or damage by forcing it, if you do feel pain let them know and they will stop, they can help make it more comfortable or can put off the ultrasound until another day when you might be more relaxed. Really don't worry, it's easy.



From what I've read, it shouldn't really hurt. They're not going to be sticking it up too deeply. And I'm assuming they can do one on a 13 year old.

Here's the website I looked at if you're curious: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/…



you should go to doctor.




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