Is vaginal ultrasound painful?

Vaginal color ultrasound and color doppler ultrasound are different. There is no need to hold urine before the vaginal color ultrasound examination. Vaginal color ultrasound uses an instrument to enter the vagina for examination, which will definitely be a little uncomfortable. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and try to relax. It is tolerable. However, because everyone has different physiques and ideas, it is impossible to say for sure whether it hurts or not.

What is vaginal ultrasound?

Vaginal color ultrasound uses a high-frequency probe with powerful functions. It is mainly used for the examination of gynecological diseases. This technology can monitor the development of ovarian follicles, clearly observe pelvic organs and small lesions, and detect the blood flow of the uterus and ovaries. In addition, it can also diagnose early pregnancy, early ectopic pregnancy, uterine and ovarian tumors, early endometrial lesions, pelvic abscesses, inflammatory masses and other lesions, and the examination results are relatively accurate.

Since transvaginal color ultrasound requires a probe to be placed through the vagina, patients who have never had sexual intercourse in the past should never use this method. Generally, doctors will ask the patient about this before doing transvaginal color ultrasound. In addition, patients with heavy vaginal bleeding, such as those who are menstruating, have irregular vaginal bleeding or have vaginal inflammation, are not suitable for transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound because there may be a risk of infection and cross-infection. In addition, generally speaking, it is best to do transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound three to four days after the menstruation is over.

How to do vaginal color Doppler ultrasound

Vaginal color ultrasound examination is different from other examinations. It does not require holding urine. Married women and women who have had sexual life can do this examination. It can shorten the examination time and there is no need to wait. Raising the hips during the examination will help show the anterior pelvic structures. Transvaginal ultrasound can clearly show the shape, size, follicles, and blood flow of the uterus, endometrium, and bilateral ovaries. It is clearer than abdominal ultrasound and the diagnostic results are more accurate. However, please note that women who have not had sexual life are not suitable for this examination.

It is a method of inserting the B-ultrasound probe into the vagina or rectum for ultrasonic diagnosis. Another probe is added to the ultrasound machine, and the vaginal probe is covered with a disposable condom. The inside and outside of the condom are coated with a disinfectant coupling agent. The doctor or the patient wears gloves and inserts the probe into the vagina for examination. During the operation, the probe handle is tilted, pushed, pulled, and rotated to observe the entire pelvic structure, with a focus on examining the cervix and endometrium. Vaginal color ultrasound is particularly suitable for observing pelvic organs in the small pelvis, monitoring ovulation, confirming ectopic pregnancy, uterine space-occupying diseases, and diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome and chocolate cysts.

Precautions for vaginal color Doppler ultrasound

First of all, when doing transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound, doctors will generally ask patients whether they have had sexual intercourse. Because this is an examination that requires inserting the probe into the vagina, it is generally not suitable for women who have not had sexual intercourse. Secondly, this method is not suitable for people with vaginal bleeding, such as irregular vaginal bleeding during menstruation. It is also not suitable for people with infectious diseases (such as vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases) and other cervical diseases, vaginal diseases and some vulvar diseases to prevent infection, cross-infection and bleeding and other adverse consequences. If you have problems in these areas, you should remind your doctor in time and avoid transvaginal color ultrasound. In addition, the lower body clothing must be taken off during the examination, so the patient can wear clothes and shoes that are easy to take off and change, which can also save time.

Because vaginal color ultrasound examination has the advantages of being non-toxic, harmless, and having no side effects, and its accuracy rate is relatively high, it has become an indispensable means of examining and diagnosing gynecological diseases. Understanding the special preparations required for vaginal color ultrasound examination, mastering the precautions for gynecological color ultrasound, and cooperating with the examination will facilitate the correct diagnosis of the disease.