Do Ultrasounds Contribute To Pregnancy Complications?
When I was pregnant, I had at least 6 or 7 ultrasounds because of my age and past history of miscarriage.See www.getpregnantover40.com for more pregnancy over 40 articles
I was never told that there could be risks associated with the ultrasound itself. I found this article (below) about some of the risks that might be associated with ultrasound. It's really scary...none of this information is given to patients. Read more:
Obstetricians in Michigan (Lorenz et al., 1990) studied fifty-seven women who were at risk of giving birth prematurely. Half were given a weekly ultrasound examination; the rest had pelvic examinations. Preterm labour was more than doubled in the ultrasound group–52 percent–compared with 25 percent in the controls. Although the numbers were small the difference was unlikely to have emerged by chance.
from (www.drbenkim.com)
