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transvaginal ultrasound
An ultrasound scan that is performed by inserting the ultrasound device through the vagina. It provides high-resolution images of the uterus and ovaries, and is essential for follicular monitoring and gynecological assessment in assisted reproduction.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Diagnostic tests
Level of specialization High
Definition source Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Synonym
transvaginal sonography
Formal
transvaginal ultrasonography
Formal
Acronym
TVS
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

ecografía transvaginal

Valenciano

ecografia transvaginal
Associated concepts
May cause
mild discomfort
Type of
ultrasound examination
Examples
A pregnancy was considered clinical if one or more gestational sacs were observed by transvaginal ultrasound at 6–7 weeks of gestation. 
Several published studies have shown that the presence of an adnexal mass on transvaginal ultrasound has good specificity for tubal pregnancy.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
serial | normal transvaginal ultrasound
WITH NOUNS
transvaginal ultrasound examination | transvaginal ultrasound scan