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Re: ULTRASOUND: Ultrasound Results
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:16:39 -0500 (CDT)
SuSu52
When we do ultrasounds we get into a 'missed the forest for the trees'
mentality. In looking around he was seeing all this neat stuff,
fibroids, cysts on left ovary, uterine lining. He did not see anything
specific with the right ovary, so to him, that meant the right ovary was
fine. More an error of ommission than commission...Dr. von Almen
At Thu, 17 Jul 2008, SuSu52 wrote:
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>I had a transvaginal ultrasound 3 months ago and my endometrial lining
>was 5. The Doctor said it should be less than 5 for a person who is
>menopausal. He gave me Provera 10mg x 10 days then said I may have a
>period within the next 7 days. I had to do this for 3 months. I did
>have a period the first month and did not have a period on the second
>and third round after finishing Provera.
>
>I had to go back and have another US after finishing the 3 rounds of
>Provera to see if my endometrial lining had thinned out. He said that
>it had thinned out, he was not specific , just said that it was under 5.
>
>He also told me when he did the first US that I had a fibroid tumor on
>my uterus and it was the same size as my uterus. He said that no
>treatment was neccesary and that fibroid tumors were not cancerous, not
>to worry.
>
>My question is regarding what the Dr. told me about my last US. He had
>a moniter and showed me and explained to me what he was looking at, such
>as endometrial lining, the uterus, fibroid, etc. He told me that I had
>a small cyst on my L ovary and after that he removed the probe, he said
>and "your right ovary looked fine." I do not have a R ovary, had
>surgical removal of it in 1991. I told him that and he did not say
>anything. Why would he say that R ovary looks OK if I do not have one?
>Would the US not be clear enough to show if an ovary was absent? Is this
>something to be concerned about or was it just something that he
>overlooked. I have great confidence in him, but I do not understand him
>saying what he did about R ovary. Please explain what a Dr sees or does
>not see on US to make him come to the conclusion he did.
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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