Yahoo奇摩新聞 Here's everything you need to know about how ultrasounds work
When we think of ultrasounds, most of us think of pregnancy. But this noninvasive imaging tool is also used to diagnose other health issues for people who get their periods — like misplaced IUD's, polyps and ovarian cysts.
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NADYA OKAMOTO: Hello, and welcome to "Hack The Cycle." I'm your host Nadya Okamoto, co-founder of August, the lifestyle period brand. We all might be aware of ultrasounds from movies or TV shows, but not everybody knows that sonograms can actually be helpful for a lot more things besides pregnancy, whether that be looking at a misplaced IUD or searching for uterine fibroids or ovarian cysts. Today I'm going to meet with obstetric sonographer Natalie Sharon to find out just what an ultrasound can do.
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NATALIE SCHARON: Are you ready to get your ultrasound? I do need your full bladder.
NADYA OKAMOTO: Yeah, I have a full bladder.
NATALIE SCHARON: So keep you legs straight.
NADYA OKAMOTO: Is the gel cold?
NATALIE SCHARON: Today I warmed the gel. The reason why we use gel is because without this we're not able to see anything. So like, this is your uterus. Fluid is black. See that black? That's your bladder.
NADYA OKAMOTO: How did you get into this field?
NATALIE SCHARON: So I wanted to help women that had irregular periods, had painful periods.
NADYA OKAMOTO: What else can you see on an ultrasound?
NATALIE SCHARON: We're able to determine if you have any ovarian cysts, fibroids, any endometrial polyps. We check for your IUD. So we want to make sure your IUD is always in place, which should always be inside your endometrial. This bright line is your endometrium.
NADYA OKAMOTO: Wait, which part is the endometrium?
NATALIE SCHARON: This bright, bright, bright, bright, line.
NADYA OKAMOTO: Can I have a photo of my uterus?
NATALIE SCHARON: Sure, of course. I'll print that out just right now for you.
NADYA OKAMOTO: Ooh, the Polaroid could never. Thank you so much for this.
NATALIE SCHARON: Thank you for coming.
