Ultrasound

At Monadnock OBGYN we are able to offer you OB/GYN ultrasounds here in the office. The ultrasounds are ordered by your provider, performed by a registered sonographer, and interpreted by a physician.

Obstetrical ultrasound serves, in a way, as a "physical" exam of the fetus. It can provide valuable information about the fetus's health and well-being, for example:

- Age of fetus

- Whether there is more than one fetus

- Rate of growth

- Position of fetus and placenta

- Heart rate and fetal movements

- Detection of many types of birth defects: such as defects of the fetal head, spine,       chest, limbs, and heart.

- Markers for Downs Syndrome and other Syndromes

Gynecological (pelvic) ultrasounds are also done here in our office. Common indications for pelvic ultrasounds include pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, infertility, and suspicion of an abnormality on a manual gynecolgic exam.

Most insurance companies cover at least one routine ultrasound during a pregnancy. Please check with your insurance provider to verify coverage for all other ultrasounds.

Karen L. Glenny RTR, RDMS, RDCS

• Yale New Haven School Of Ultrasonography
• Burbank School of Radiologic Technology
• Registered in OB/GYN, Abdomen, and Cardiac 1986, 1987
• AIUM certified

Member

• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
  

Special Interests

• high-risk obstetrical ultrasound
• gynecological ultrasound