What is a pelvic ultrasound?
(Pelvic Ultrasound, Pelvic Ultrasonography, Pelvic Sonography, Pelvic Scan, Gynecologic Ultrasound, Transabdominal Ultrasound, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Endovaginally Ultrasound) A pelvic ultrasound is a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that produces images to assess the female pelvic organs and tissues. The uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes, and ovaries—as well as other female pelvic organs and structures—are readily apparent during a pelvic ultrasound.
What are female pelvic organs?
- Endometrium: The lining of the uterus
- Uterus (also known as the womb): The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman’s lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum. It sheds its lining each month during menstruation, unless a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and pregnancy follows.
- Ovaries: Two female reproductive organs located in the pelvis in which egg cells (ova) develop and are stored and where the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced.
- Cervix: The lower, narrow part of the uterus located between the bladder and the rectum, forming a canal that opens into the vagina, which leads to the outside of the body.