OBJECTIVE To assess pain and overall experience of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. METHODS In the United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS), 50 639 postmenopausal women were randomized to undergo annual TVS at 13 trial centers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Together with the appointment letter for their annual scan, a...

Ectopic pregnancy occurs in 1–2% of pregnancies and is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester; accounting for up to 15% first trimester deaths. There is a worldwide consensus regarding the use of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and (serial) quantitative serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) levels in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Diagnosis can be straightforward ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate preoperative real-time dynamic transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the prediction of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis. METHODS This was a multicenter prospective observational study undertaken from January 2009 to November 2011. All women with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis who were scheduled for laparosco...

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the posterior compartment (rectovaginal septum, uterosacral ligaments, rectosigmoid colon, vagina) when undertaken by physicians of varying experience and to investigate if size of the nodule is relevant in influencing diagnostic accuracy. Methods: 381 patients who ...

Objective. To evaluate accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and hysteroscopy in detection of intrauterine pathology in infertile women. Subjects and methods. This retrospective study was conducted in 56 infertile women with abnormal transvaginal ultrasound findings of the uterine cavity which was performed during the midfollicular phase as a part of routine infertility workup. Hysteroscopy...

Postmenopausal patients with vaginal bleeding (n = 72) were evaluated with the combination of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) and analysis of the lactate dehydrogenase (LD) isoenzyme activity profile in uterine fluid aspirates. TVS evaluation of the endometrium was classified as <5 mm, > or =5 mm, or poorly defined. The LD isoenzyme activity profile was characterized as abnormal or normal. P...

PURPOSE To estimate the risk of uterine dehiscence/rupture in women with previous cesarean section (CS) by comparing the thickness of lower uterine segment (LUS) and myometrium with trans-abdominal (TAS) and trans-vaginal sonography (TVS). METHOD In this case-control study, in 100 pregnant women posted for elective CS (with or without previous CS; group 1 and group 2 respectively), the thickn...

Endometriosis, an intriguing gynecological illness, poses a substantial health concern for women of reproductive age, despite its widespread occurrence and limited comprehension. The objective this study is to assess the diagnostic precision transvaginal sonography (TVS) pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identification deep infiltrated endometriosis (DIE). This encompassed cohort 256 pati...