Do I need to fast for pelvic ultrasound?

Pelvic B-ultrasound is a relatively common examination method. It mainly examines the pelvic area. You need to hold your urine before the examination and you can drink some boiled water in advance. It is not necessary to fast for pelvic ultrasound. According to the time of examination, you should drink water in advance, which will help to conduct a quick examination. Pelvic B-ultrasound examination covers a lot of content, especially for some female reproductive systems, which has a good examination effect.

Do I need to fast for pelvic ultrasound?

When doing a pelvic B-ultrasound, you need to hold your urine beforehand and there is no need to be on an empty stomach. You need to drink plenty of water and hold your urine beforehand. If you don’t have time, you can go in the afternoon. You can have a pelvic B-ultrasound examination in the afternoon.

Pelvic ultrasound

Purpose: To check for uterine tumors, endometriosis, uterine malformations, ovarian tumors, pelvic inflammatory masses or abscesses, etc.

Operation process: The person being examined pulls down his pants to expose his lower abdomen, and the examiner places the B-ultrasound probe on the lower abdomen to observe the situation inside the pelvic cavity.

Not suitable for people: pregnant women in the first 3 months of pregnancy, the elderly and people with urinary incontinence.

Note:

1. Your lower abdomen needs to be exposed during the examination, so it is best to wear pants or a skirt to make it easier to take off your clothes.

2. You need to drink about 1000 ml of water half an hour to one hour before the examination, and hold your urine as much as possible. Because only when the bladder is full to a certain extent can the uterus be squeezed from the deep pelvic cavity to the lower abdomen, and the uterus and ovaries can be observed by B-ultrasound. So it is best to carry a water bottle with you to refill it in time.

The biggest difference between pelvic ultrasound and vaginal ultrasound is the examination method.

Generally, abdominal B-ultrasound and vaginal B-ultrasound are recommended. First of all, they involve the intervention of instruments, which may cause infection. Vaginal B-ultrasound is more sensitive to the uterus, cervix and endometrium. If it is something on the ovaries, pelvic B-ultrasound has greater advantages. At the same time, pelvic B-ultrasound can also check whether there is fluid accumulation in the pelvis. In general, abdominal B-ultrasound can basically detect all problems with the gynecological reproductive system, and the exclusion rate for patients is relatively high.