Fertility and Infertility: Assessments & Scans at Life Medical Imaging

Not falling pregnant is one of the common reasons to request a gynaecology ultrasound at Life Women’s Imaging.

The information obtained from an abdominal and/or vaginal scan, will help your doctor check for any abnormalities and infertility causes.

Ultrasonography can provide valuable information about conditions such as abnormal development of the uterus, fibroids, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome or blocked tubes, but this requires an experienced ultrasound practitioner and O&G specialist for accurate interpretation.

If you are not falling pregnant, and are experiencing a delay in falling pregnant, your doctor or specialist may request a gynaecological scan to check your anatomy, chances of any abnormal hormone patterns, or disease.

How to prepare for an ultrasound?

You will be asked to have a moderate bladder (drink one to two glasses of any liquid about 3/4 hour before your scan).

If you are menstruating regularly, it is best to book your scan between days 5 and 11 of your cycle. It’s good to keep track of your cycle and to let us know the first day of your last menstrual period, as accurately as you can.

When you arrive, we will want to know more information about how long your periods last and how often they come, as well as any hormones you take or operations you may have had.

An abdominal ultrasound gives a good overview and is clearer when performed with a full bladder. A vaginal ultrasound (after bladder emptying) provides more detail. It uses a slender probe, which is inserted in a procedure far gentler than a Pap smear. For women having trouble falling pregnant, a vaginal ultrasound is almost always recommended.

For your gynaecological ultrasounds, you’ll be supported by a team of highly qualified doctors and health practitioners, sonographers and supporting receptionists. It’s our mission to provide best practice in a caring and supportive environment and we look forward to helping you with your next ultrasound.

A feritlity ultrasound, often called ‘fertility scan’ is targeted to address specific issues concerning your fertility potential. The information obtained from an abdominal and/or vaginal scan, will help your doctor check for any abnormalities and infertility causes.

An ultrasound, performed by an experienced ultrasound practitioner, can provide valuable information to check for any abnormalities and infertility causes, such as abnormal development of the uterus, fibroids, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome or blocked tubes.

Transvaginal ultrasound can be used to detect ovulation. Other procedures include: LH levels measurement with urine test kits , endometrial biopsy, hormone levels measurement with blood tests, and the basal body temperature (BBT) chart.

If you are a woman there are several tests you may be asked to take to assess your fertility level. You may get a blood test to check your levels of follicle-stimulating hormone, or FSH, which triggers your ovaries to prepare for an egg for release each month. If you are a man, a semen analysis will check for problems with sperm, such as a low sperm count.