Why do you need to hold your urine when doing ultrasound for uterine fibroids? Do you need to hold your urine when doing ultrasound for uterine fibroids?

Why do you need to hold your urine when you have a B-ultrasound of uterine fibroids? This is a common problem for many women with uterine fibroids when they undergo B-ultrasound examinations. In fact, holding your urine is to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the examination, not just for the examination of uterine fibroids. Below, I will explain in detail why you need to hold your urine when you have a B-ultrasound of uterine fibroids, and introduce whether you need to hold your urine when you have a color Doppler ultrasound examination of uterine fibroids.

During a B-ultrasound examination, the doctor will ask the patient to hold their urine. This is because holding urine can fill the bladder with urine, making the uterus and uterine fibroids appear more clearly in the B-ultrasound image. When the bladder is full of urine, urine can more easily penetrate the B-ultrasound echo than the bladder wall, thus forming a more obvious contrast, helping doctors to more accurately diagnose and evaluate the size, location, shape, etc. of uterine fibroids. Therefore, holding urine can improve the visualization effect of B-ultrasound of uterine fibroids.

Below, I will list the importance of holding urine for B-ultrasound examination of uterine fibroids in multiple numbers:

1. Improved image quality: When the bladder is full, the difference between the acoustic impedance of urine and the acoustic impedance of the bladder wall is greater, resulting in clearer echoes from the bladder wall. This allows doctors to more accurately detect and measure the size, location, and shape of uterine fibroids.

2. Improve diagnostic accuracy: Uterine fibroids are a common gynecological disease, but its symptoms and signs may not be typical. By holding urine and performing a uterine fibroid B-ultrasound examination, doctors can more accurately assess and diagnose the nature of uterine fibroids. This helps determine whether further treatment measures are needed, such as surgical treatment or drug treatment.

3. Increase the safety of surgery: For large or shallow uterine fibroids that require surgical treatment, holding urine can help doctors better plan the surgical process. A full bladder can increase the distance between the uterus and uterine fibroids, reducing the risk of damage to surrounding tissues during surgery.

Although B-ultrasound for uterine fibroids requires holding urine, the need to hold urine for color Doppler ultrasound for uterine fibroids is different. Color Doppler ultrasound is an advanced ultrasound examination technology that uses sound waves of different frequencies to provide more detailed and accurate images. Unlike traditional B-ultrasound examinations, color Doppler ultrasound does not require patients to hold urine. Color Doppler ultrasound can obtain clear images by adjusting the settings of the equipment and instruments, and does not depend on the degree of bladder filling.

Why do you need to hold your urine when you have a uterine fibroids ultrasound? This is to improve the image quality, diagnostic accuracy and safety of the operation. You don't need to hold your urine when you have a uterine fibroids ultrasound. Finally, I would like to remind you that before you undergo any gynecological examination, it is best to consult and follow the doctor's advice and guidance in advance to get the best examination results.