Patient's question:
During crowd screening, one item is an ultrasound examination. I don't know the purpose of this examination.Doctor's answer:
Only women confirmed to be experiencing an intrauterine pregnancy can undergo painless abortion or medication abortion, because women with ectopic pregnancy should undergo ectopic pregnancy surgery instead of abortion surgery, so it is necessary to perform an ultrasound beforehand.In addition to clarifying whether the pregnancy is intrauterine or ectopic, another purpose of preoperative examinations, including ultrasound, is to determine the size and development of the gestational sac. As long as the woman's pregnancy duration does not exceed 12 weeks and the size of the gestational sac within her body is within expected limits, the risk of surgery and the pain experienced by the patient can be reduced. Therefore, preoperative ultrasound examinations are essential.