Is bedside ultrasound now a routine part of specialist obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient consultation?

: Portable ultrasound is extensively used in the delivery suite, and there is anecdotal evidence that ultrasound is increasingly common in routine outpatient gynaecological practice. We could find no published data regarding the prevalence of 'rooms' ultrasound use in outpatient gynaecology. : A survey instrument was developed containing demographic questions about 'rooms' ultrasound use, and three clinical vignettes regarding dysmenorrhoea in a young woman, bleeding in early pregnancy, and postmenopausal bleeding.

Corpus luteum across the first trimester: size and laterality as observed by ultrasound.

Objective: To study the site and size of the corpus luteum (CL) across the first trimester of pregnancy.

Design: Retrospective observational study of 1,806 ultrasound scans performed at 5 to 9 (+6 d) weeks' gestation, as well as a prospective study (n = 313) performed at 10 to 13 (+6 d) weeks' gestation.

Setting: Four ultrasound practices across Victoria, Australia.