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Blood hormone levels; Cervical mucus to detect ovulation; Hysterosalpingography (HSG) Pelvic ultrasound; Laparoscopy (especially if endometriosis is suspected) Luteinizing hormone urine test (ovulation predictor kit) Pelvic exam; Progestin challen...
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Date:March 17, 2009
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A pelvic examination is a routine procedure used to assess the well being of the female patients' lower genito-urinary tract. This is done as part of a usual health screening and prevention tool, and is an element of the total health care for the ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pelvic ultrasound is a procedure where harmless, high-frequency sound waves are projected into the abdomen. These waves reflect off of the internal structures and create shadowy black and white pictures on a display screen.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pelvic ultrasound is a procedure in which high-frequency sound waves are used to create images of the pelvic organs by projecting the sound waves into the pelvis and measuring how the sound waves reflect, or echo, back from the different tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pelvic laparoscopy is a surgical procedure that examines and treats pelvic organs through a small surgical viewing instrument (laparoscope) inserted into the abdomen at the navel.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2008
Hysterosonography, which is also called sonohysterography, is a new noninvasive technique that involves the slow infusion of sterile saline solution into a woman's uterus during ultrasound imaging. Hysterosonography allows the doctor to evaluate a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Endometrial biopsy is a procedure in which a tissue sample is taken from the lining of the uterus (endometrium), and is checked under a microscope for any abnormal cells or signs of cancer.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Endometrial biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of the endometrium (tissue lining the inside of the uterus) is removed for microscopic examination.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A Pap smear is an examination under the microscope of cells scraped from the cervix.
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Date:April 17, 2009
The Pap test is a procedure in which a physician scrapes cells from the cervix or vagina to check for cervical cancer , vaginal cancer , or abnormal changes that could lead to cancer.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
The Pap test (Pap smear) is the microscopic examination of cells scraped from the both the outer cervix (ectocervix) and the cervical canal (endocervix). It is called the "Pap" test after its developer, Dr. George N. Papanicolaou, who described a ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The Pap test is a procedure in which a physician scrapes cells from the cervix or vagina to check for cervical cancer , vaginal cancer, or abnormal changes that could lead to cancer .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hysterosalpingography is an x-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes that involves the injection of contrast (dye) through the cervix.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
Hysterosalpingography is a procedure where x rays are taken of a woman's reproductive anatomy after a contrast dye is injected into the cervix. Hystero means uterus and salpingo means tubes, so hysterosalpingography literally means to take picture...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hysterosalpingography is a procedure where x rays are taken of a woman's reproductive tract after a dye is injected. Hystero means uterus and salpingo means tubes, so hysterosalpingography literally means to take pictures of the uterus and fallopi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of organs and systems within the body.
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Date:March 27, 2009
Ultrasonography is a diagnostic technique that involves directing high frequency sound waves at tissues in the body to generate images of anatomical structures. Ultrasonography is also called sonography, diagnostic sonography, and echocardiography...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
A thyroid ultrasound, or sonogram, is a diagnostic imaging technique used to evaluate the structure of the thyroid gland . The thyroid is an endocrine gland, which means that it releases its secretions directly into the bloodstream or lymph. It co...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Diagnostic medical sonography, or ultrasound, is a technique using high frequency sound to create images of specific areas of the body to diagnose various pathologies. The diagnostic medical sonographer performs examinations, records anatomic cond...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The use of ultrasound to obtain diagnostic images is referred to as diagnostic sonography. Since diagnostic sonography utilizes a nonionizing form of energy, there are no known bioeffects. Thus, diagnostic sonography is applied to a large spectrum...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Ultrasonography is the study of internal organs or blood vessels using high-frequency sound waves. The actual test is called an ultrasound scan or sonogram. Duplex ultrasonography uses Doppler technology to study blood cells moving through major v...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Serum progesterone is a test to measure the amount of progesterone in the blood. Progesterone is a hormone produced mainly in the ovaries. In women, progesterone plays a vital role in pregnancy. After an egg is released by the ovaries (ovulation),...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 12, 2009
The LH blood test measures the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH. LH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. In women, an increase in LH levels at mid-cycle causes ovulation. In men, LH stimulates production of testosterone.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 29, 2009
The luteinizing hormone (LH) test is a test of the blood or urine to measure the level of luteinizing hormone (lutropin). This hormone level is highest immediately before a woman ovulates during her menstrual cycle.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
An estradiol test measures the amount of a hormone called estradiol in the blood. Estradiol is the most important form of estrogen found in the body. Most of it is made in and released from the ovaries, adrenal cortex, and the placenta, which form...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 26, 2009
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