Advantages and Disadvantages of ultra sound in Las Vegas

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Ultra Sound In
Las Vegas
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• Ultrasound is a screening device used to view the
  fetus during pregnancy. Also known as a sonogram,
  it has been used for many purposes including
  underwater navigation for submarines since World
  War I.
• Physical therapists have relied on ultrasound
  since the 1940's for its heating effects which
  can reduce inflammation, increase local blood
  flow and breakdown scar tissue.
• Since the 1960's, ultrasound has replaced X-rays
  as the primary method of fetal imaging in
  pregnancy. We now know X-rays are considered
  dangerous to the fetus and are rarely used during
  pregnancy.

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• Initially ultrasound was a screening device to
  look for high risk conditions. However now it has
  become routine regardless if a woman has any
  risks.
• Ultrasound is an ultra high frequency sound wave
  which generates an image to view the fetus in
  uterus. The sound waves are above the range of
  human hearing.

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• From a transducer or a probe placed deep within
  the vagina (in early pregnancy) or on the surface
  of the abdomen (second and third trimesters),
  sound waves are emitted at millions of cycles per
  second.
• A pattern of echo waves creates a picture from a
  variety of surfaces from fluid and soft tissues
  to a bony skeleton.
• Modern ultrasound energy intensities are higher
  than compared to earlier decades.

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• CT scan, mammogram and ultrasound are of same
  field. Ultrasound in Las Vegas  is used routinely
  and considered harmless by the medical
  profession. 
• In fact, it is presumed that use of ultrasound
  and the information it provides is considered
  valuable and desired by every woman.
• As with many of the tests and procedures during
  pregnancy, consider the risks, benefits and
  implications of the test.

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• Advantages-

• Confirm early pregnancy using a vaginal
  ultrasound.
• Detect multiple births.
• Calculate due date through measurements of fetus
  skull, femur, or crown-rump length (done in
  second trimester).
• Inspect fetal organs for growth and development.
• Check gender.
• Verify fetal position and breech presentation.
• Inspect the placenta and placement.
• Many expectant parents are excited to see the
  ultrasound including the 4D sonogram technology
  that makes it possible to clearly see a baby
  close up.

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DISADVANTAGES-

• The long term effects of repeated ultrasound
  exposures on the fetus are not fully known. It is
  recommended that ultrasound only be used if
  medically indicated. (American Pregnancy
  Association)
• 40 of abnormalities are missed or go
  undetected according to a recent study in
  Brisbane.
• Causes anxiety and stress for parents who are
  given abnormal results or false positive
  findings.
• Ultrasound heats the tissue and researchers
  suspect that the waves cause small local gas
  pockets which vibrate and collapse called
  cavitation.
• The gas can reach up to temperatures of thousands
  of degrees (Celsium) leading to production of
  potentially toxic chemical reactions.

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• Left handedness in children who are supposed to
  be right-handed.
• Although there is nothing inherently wrong with
  being left handed, the change is attributed to a
  subtle damage to the brain.
• Males are more affected than female fetuses,
  probably because the male brain develops later.
• -Early labor, premature birth, miscarriage, low
  birth weight, poorer health at birth, and
  perinatal death.
• -Increased learning disabilities, epilepsy,
  delayed speech development, dyslexia.

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