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Why isnt pelvic ultrasound part of womans yearly checkup? we do mammo and colonoscopy. wouldnt this be a great way to check for cancer?even without risk factors we do the other preventative tests. am post menopausal- is it worth requesting one?

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Pelvic ultrasound is usually done because of symptoms (pain, dysfunctional bleeding ) . Ovarian cancer is not screened successfully with U/S, and there is no reliable way to do U/S for other potential malignancies by pelvic U/S.

Answered 9/12/2022

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