Diagnostic studies using ultrasound location are conducted in medicine quite widely. Perform for diagnosis and ultrasound of the genitals. Both male and female organs can be examined. With a single principle of the physical effect used for examination, there are slight differences in the procedure for the preparation for ultrasound of the genitalia of a man and a woman and the method of conducting it.
How do men's genitals perform genitalia?
For the study of the scrotum, penis, testicles, men do not need any preliminary training. To study the vessels of the testicles and scrotum, a new technique for the application of Doppler color mapping (CDC) is used.
How is the ultrasound of a woman's genitals?
Female genitalia can be examined using vaginal or abdominal access. At abdominal access for US of female genitals it is required to have a full bladder. Before the procedure, a woman drinks up to one and a half liters of liquid.
With vaginal access for ultrasound of female genitalia, the sensor of the device is placed in the vagina. It is desirable to have a half-filled bladder. To assess the blood vessels of the internal genital organs in transvaginal ultrasound of the genitals, a technique using DCC can be used.
Preparing a woman for research
For a day or two before the ultrasound, vegetarian food, the use of carbonated drinks, and sour-milk products should be excluded. Before the study, a cleansing enema is recommended.
The period of the US of the female genitalia is the period from the fifth to the seventh day inclusive, counting from the onset of menstruation.
Ultrasound examination of female genitalia is one of the most important diagnostic manipulations in gynecology. This procedure is absolutely harmless for the female body, and you can do it as many times as necessary.