Egg broth ultrasound is transducer or abdominal ultrasound

The article was professionally consulted with Specialist Doctor I Le Hong Lien - Doctor of Pregnancy Ultrasound - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.

Egg broth ultrasound is a meaningful method in assisted reproduction. This method helps to predict the day of ovulation to increase the chances of a woman getting pregnant. So, egg broth ultrasound usually uses transducer ultrasound or abdominal ultrasound.

Ovulation, also known as ovulation, is a phenomenon that occurs in a woman's body every month to help with the fertilization process.
For women with regular menstrual cycles, the day of ovulation can be calculated according to the normal menstrual cycle on the day between the cycle (For example: If the menstrual cycle has a 28-day cycle, the day of ovulation is the 14th day. ).
However, this calculation method does not apply to women with irregular periods. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the day of ovulation through some of the body's signs (hyperthermia, vaginal discharge, ...), or using ovulation test strips or ultrasound. In which, egg broth ultrasound is the most accurate prediction method.
Egg broth ultrasound is an abdominal ultrasound or vaginal transvaginal method to predict ovulation. From there, increase the frequency of conjugal relations to increase the likelihood of pregnancy for that couple.

The specific purposes of the ultrasound method are:
Ultrasound helps determine the development of ovarian follicles with or without follicles, the size of the follicles, and evaluates the quality of the follicles and ovaries. eggs... combined with clinical diagnoses to detect and treat infertility. Ultrasound helps to evaluate the development of ovarian follicles, thereby predicting ovulation, increasing the number of intercourse on the right day of ovulation, making the possibility of conception high Diagnosing polycystic ovary disease or ovulatory disorders (eggs). ripens but does not fall off), helping to provide the most effective and timely treatment. Therapeutic interventions in infertility. It helps to predict quite accurately the time of ovulation, from which there are other interventions to increase the possibility of conception: injection of ovulation-stimulating drugs, egg aspiration in artificial insemination, ...

Egg broth ultrasound is a meaningful technique in assisted reproduction. For an egg broth ultrasound, you may be ordered to have an abdominal ultrasound or a transvaginal ultrasound.
Advantages and disadvantages of these two methods are as follows:
Ultrasound on the abdomen: This method is similar to other abdominal ultrasound methods, using an ultrasound machine that moves around the lower abdomen to see the whole female internal reproductive system. Limitations when using this ultrasound method are that patients with thick abdominal wall, abdominal cavity with a lot of air in the colonic frame, patients need to hold urine before ultrasound, difficult to observe, less accurate assessment compared to with transvaginal ultrasound... Transvaginal ultrasound: A method of using an ultrasound probe inserted into the vagina to observe the uterus and ovaries. In fact, at present, examination facilities mainly use transvaginal ultrasound because this method has higher accuracy. However, ovarian ultrasound often uses a contraceptive condom over the transvaginal transducer. These condoms all contain a lot of lubricating oil, which has a very high spermicidal effect. Repeated ultrasound will cause this oil to accumulate in the vagina and have a "preventive" effect. In summary, an ultrasound of the egg broth can be performed with an abdominal ultrasound or a transvaginal ultrasound. In fact, transvaginal ultrasound gives more accurate results and is therefore more commonly performed in medical facilities.

Timing of the egg broth ultrasound: Usually, the egg broth ultrasound is done on the 10th day of the cycle (for women with a 28-day cycle). Ultrasound every 2 days until the average size of the follicle is 15 mm. Thereafter, daily ultrasounds are performed until the eggs are mature and released. The dominant follicle develops into a mature follicle and ovulates. Ovulation does not always occur in the middle of the cycle, but it can be at the end of the cycle or at the beginning of the next cycle. The most fertile "time window" for intercourse is within 6 days: 5 days before ovulation and the day of ovulation. Eggs after ovulation are most likely to be fertilized in the first 12 hours (up to 24 hours after ovulation). The most fertile day of intercourse is 2 days before ovulation. Ultrasonography of the follicles is usually only highly accurate in retrospective, ie knowing that ovulation has already occurred when the follicle collapses. After ovulation, the chances of having intercourse to get pregnant are very low. Changing lifestyle habits, eating habits, moods, emotions, environment... can make a small change in hormone balance. This can completely affect the time of ovulation and a woman's menstrual cycle, making her period appear earlier or later.

Currently Vinmec IVF Fertility Center is equipped with assisted reproductive techniques performed by a team of doctors, experts with high qualifications and experience, capable of synchronous deployment. and comprehensively the most advanced assisted reproductive techniques today, helping to realize the dream of parenthood of hundreds of families across Vietnam.
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