What are the reasons for performing a pelvic ultrasound scan?
pelvic organs seen on ultrasound • Pelvic pain. • Abnormal vaginal bleeding. • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). • Localising an intrauterine device (IUCD). • Evaluation of the uterus and endometrium (lining of the womb). • Evaluation of the ovaries. • Adjunct in fertility treatments • Review of early pregnancy for location and dating. • Review of a mass palpated during a pelvic examination. • Assessment of uterine fibroids.
