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 are solidly on the list of “medical procedures no one wants but you’ll probably need at some point anyway.” This type of ultrasound can be useful if your doctor ...

Published on Nov 21, 2014 Last Updated on Aug 04, 2016 ...

The bill's author has promised to make the "transvaginal" part optional, and other states with similar legislation pending are on the defensive about the method of ultrasound, claiming ignorance.

"The patients also prefer transvaginal ultrasound to transrectal ultrasound as it causes less discomfort," said Kavita Dhamanaskar, MD, the lead author of the study.

Correction, Feb. 21, 2012: This article originally stated that, under normal circumstances, a forced transvaginal ultrasound “would constitute rape under state law.” ...

Virginia’s controversial mandatory ultrasound bill is now headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s desk. While the final version of the bill allows women to opt out of having an invasive transvaginal ...

But state Sen. Clay Scofield (R) is pushing SB 12, a bill in the Alabama legislature that would mandate the physician “to perform an ultrasound, provide verbal explanation of the ultrasound, and ...

The Ultrasound Arguments The original Virginia bill mandated that a transvaginal ultrasound procedure be performed before an abortion. Unlike abdominal ultrasounds, which are performed externally ...