Virginia's ultrasound bill drew national attention for requiring a type of scan some call invasive. But North Carolina's law effectively requires the same thing in many cases. State lawmakers in ...

Many women get a transvaginal ultrasound in their first trimester. At this stage of your pregnancy, they're more accurate than abdominal ultrasounds. If you have any complications during pregnancy, ...

Transvaginal ultrasounds involve a slender probe that's inserted into the vagina. The procedure can be uncomfortable but probably no worse than a pap smear. People who are pregnant or have a condition ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Virginia’s controversial mandatory ultrasound bill is now headed to Gov. Bob ...

A pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) is a descriptive term used to classify a woman when she has a positive pregnancy test but no intra- or extra-uterine pregnancy is visualized on transvaginal ...

NICE has issued updated recommendations on endometriosis which it said would speed up diagnosis and provide clearer guidance on referral. The revision of the 2017 guidelines now states GPs should ...

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas ...