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question - transvaginal ultrasound

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I will be having a transvaginal ultrasound scan due to abnormal bleeding. 

I'm trying not to think about what the results could be. I am worried about it being painful though. I found the digital rectal exam painful.

I am wondering if it is okay for me to have this procedure when I've not had intercourse before? I've been reading different things online and some sources say that it is not allowed in their hospitals for these patients.

My doctor did ask if I'm sexually active and I said no, so surely she wouldn't have referred me for this if it wasn't allowed. I just want to make sure though.

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    If you are adult and use tampons it shouldn't be painful. However if you have a problem,  which is usually why you get referred for transvaginal us, that might be uncomfortable, for example if you have ovarian cysts. Talk to the practitioner about your anxieties, it may be they need to go slower, reassure you and help you feel in control. Try not to worry, it is a really useful diagnostic tool which gives more accurate information than the abdominal ultrasound but if you can't face it then the abdominal one may be enough. Good luck 

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    If you are adult and use tampons it shouldn't be painful. However if you have a problem,  which is usually why you get referred for transvaginal us, that might be uncomfortable, for example if you have ovarian cysts. Talk to the practitioner about your anxieties, it may be they need to go slower, reassure you and help you feel in control. Try not to worry, it is a really useful diagnostic tool which gives more accurate information than the abdominal ultrasound but if you can't face it then the abdominal one may be enough. Good luck 

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