BACKGROUND To assess the attitude to and perception of transvaginal sonography (TVS) among Nigerian women of mixed educational status in order to ascertain factors that may prevent them from submitting to TVS when recommended. METHODS A Cross-sectional survey was adopted for the study. In all, one missionary, one government and eight private hospitals were enlisted. The instruments for data c...

A caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare form of ectopic in which gestational sac Implanted inside the previous scar. It life-threatening abnormal Implantation embryo within myometrium and fibrous tissue following section. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) gold standard for diagnosis CSP. If CSP diagnosed early correctly by TVS then patient outcome better. One third cases are misdiagnosed. G2P1L1...

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a prevalent issue in women of child bearing age group. AUB can be uncomfortable and have considerable impact on health-related quality life. reported to occur 9 14% between menarche menopause prevalence India around 17.9%. Methods: It prospective observational study done 75 patients with abnormal attending the gynaecology outpatient department (OPD...

BACKGROUND This prospective study evaluates the predictive value of preoperative staging by transvaginal sonography (TVS) in ovarian cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 39 patients presenting with clinical signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, preoperative systematic staging regarding tumor size (T), presence of ascites (A), peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), bladder invasion (BI), intestinal invasi...

Aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of saline hydrosonography (HSGM) (also known as saline infusion sonography (SIS)) against transvaginal ultrasound scan (TVS) and hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of uterine cavity lesions. Diagnostic hysteroscopy with biopsy is considered as the "gold standard" to diagnose intrauterine abnormalities. The introduction of HSGM has improved the diagno...

Background We sought to compare diagnostic values of two-dimensional transvaginal sonography (2D TVS) and office hysteroscopy (OH) for evaluation of endometrial pathologies in cases with repeated implantation failure (RIF) or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was performed at Royan Institute from December 2013 to January 2015. TVS was performed befor...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the application of transabdominal sonography and transvaginal sonography in early diagnosis of pregnancy and to provide a reference for the selection of diagnosis methods in clinic. METHODS One hundred and eighty patients who were admitted into the hospital from February 2013 to February 2014, received clinical diagnosis and were confirmed as ectopic gestation by surgery ...

infertility can be defined as the inability to conceive a pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected intercourse or after 6 months in a woman over 35 years old. the use of sonography, in particular transvaginal sonography (tvs), has become an integral component of the evaluation and treatment of infertility. the tvs allows high-resolution assessment of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. tvs p...

Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) is a common clinical problem. Patients with PMB have 10%-15% chance of having endometrial carcinoma and therefore the diagnostic workup is aimed at excluding malignancy. Patient characteristics can alter the probability of having endometrial carcinoma in patients with PMB; in certain groups of patients the incidence has been reported to be as high as 29%. Transvagi...

PURPOSE Intrauterine lesions (IULs) are a common finding in women of reproductive age, particularly infertile women. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is a popular tool for IUL detection, but there are conflicting data with respect to its accuracy. METHODS Five hundred and six women were enrolled into the study. Of these, 496 underwent hysterosalpingography and subsequent TVS six different times ...