Pelvic Ultrasound (Female)

Procedure Title: Pelvic Ultrasound (Female)
Patient Name: __________________________________________

Appointment Time:
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Where:		You will report to the Radiology registration area on the 1st floor of Cobb Tower, Oconee Regional Medical Center with your doctor’s order. Please report to registration 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
Purpose :		This test provides a picture of the pelvis including the uterus and ovaries. The scan is safe and most patients find it to be painless. There is no radiation involved.
Preparation:		Patients should drink 32 ounces of fluid approximately 1 hour prior to the exam.. Please do not empty your bladder during this time! Medications can be taken prior to the exam.
Procedure:		The procedure will take approximately 45 minutes but examination times can vary. Your will be asked to change into a gown. We will then ask for a brief history. You will then lie on the ultrasound table and a water-based gel will be spread over your pelvic area. This gel helps to provide us with quality images. A plastic devise called a transducer will be placed over your pelvic area and moved back and forth to obtain the images necessary to answer your physician’s questions. Sometimes an adequate study cannot be obtained just by scanning over your pelvic area. If this is the case, another type of pelvic ultrasound may be offered to you. It is called a transvaginal ultrasound. For this procedure you will be asked to empty your bladder and lay on the ultrasound table. This procedure is similar to a pelvic examination done in your gynecologist’s office. We have a special transducer that is sterilized between patients and covered with a non-latex sheath during the ultrasound examination.
After Care:		After the test, you may resume all normal activities. The radiologist’s report of the results will be sent to your doctor. Your doctor will discuss the results of the test with you. Please call (478) 454-3815 (Ultrasound Department) if you have additional questions.
Reviewed:		01/05/2009 Copyright 2008, Oconee Regional Medical Center 821 N. Cobb Street Milledgeville, GA 31061, (478) 454-3505