What is ultrasound-guidance and why is it used during a pregnancy termination?
Ultrasound guidance is a technique whereby we place an ultrasound probe on your abdomen during any procedure involving placing instruments in the uterus. Without ultrasound the procedure is “blind” and the doctor operates exclusively by “feel”. Ultrasound allows us to actually “see” inside the uterus and prevents the vast majority of injuries to the uterus through the use of instruments. A pregnancy termination isn’t like any other surgical procedure. There are many issues that women face during this difficult decision. Among those questions are “will I be safe from injury (complications)? and “will I be able to have children when I’m ready?” In 2003 we began performing all of our surgical procedures under ultrasound guidance. That means that during a procedure there’s someone who places an ultrasound probe on your abdomen so that the physician can actually “see” the procedure at all times. Without ultrasound guidance such procedures are “blind.” There’s nothing wrong with “blind” proc
