Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

A STUDY ON ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN FIRST TRIMESTER BLEEDING

Dr. Sandeep S. Pophale

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 Vaginal bleeding affects approximately 15 % to 20 % of 1st trimester pregnancies with a fetal loss rate of approximately 50 %.(1,2). Hertig & Livingston quoted some 50 years ago  an incidence of at least 16 % which is probably still correct today(3).The natural worry of women with threatened abortion is the loss of their pregnancy and in about 30% 50 % of the cases that fear may be justifiable (4, 5).Thus 1st trimester bleeding is one of the important causes for emergency hospital admissions. For generations, diagnosis of the etiology of 1st trimester bleeding was based on history, physical examination and clinical findings. These provide only inconclusive information at best, and the physician has to rely on his /her expertise and experience for managing the case. Ultrasonography steps in here and today the most common indication for ultrasound in 1st trimester is vaginal bleeding. The first ultrasonic devices for imaging the fetus in utero were developed almost a half-century ago. These early instruments demonstrated the potential to provide high-resolution fetal images, information previously not available without hazard. Since then, diagnostic ultrasound not only has gained wide clinical acceptance because of its ease of use and patient comfort but has also profoundly influenced the general practice of medicine and especially obstetrics.

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DR. SANDEEP S. POPHALE, A STUDY ON ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN FIRST TRIMESTER BLEEDING, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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