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ultrasound safety

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Has anyone discussed the safety of u/s with their doctor?  I've had a lot of ultrasounds in this pg due to some early bleeding.  My dr wants to do another u/s next week and for some reason I am really nervous about the number of u/s I have had.  It is probably because one of my friends is electing to have no u/s because she believes they may be linked to autism.  I don't buy into this stuff normally, but I don't know if it's the hormones or what, but I am really uncomfortable about the thought of another u/s.  Dh is an m.d. and he thinks I'm crazy for worrying about this.  He's pretty dismissive about the whole thing, so I can't get information from him about this.  I saw the nurse practitioner yesterday because my dr was running behind, and so I couldn't really ask him about it, although, my uneasiness started after the appointment.  Does anyone have any info or thoughts?
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    I've been getting a bunch of u/s and have a bunch more scheduled through the rest of the pregnancy. My dr and I discussed this early on and she doesn't feel there is a link.
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  • Skittles2113Skittles2113 member
    I discussed this with my doctor as a friend of mine is studying to be an ultrasound tech and wanted me to come in for a scan. He said they were perfectly safe and there are no links to any negative effects for the baby....apparently these scans are done without radiation of any kind...
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  • tarkimushroomtarkimushroom
    Its high frequency sound they use, not radiation. Its X-rays and CT scans etc that you should be worried about.
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  • HyfagalHyfagal member
    I feel that if my OB feels the benefit of an u/s outweighs the possible risk of an u/s it's fine by me. She's spent way more time studying obsterics than I have.
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  • saney24saney24

    i had one of those 3d/4d ultrasounds done that i had to pay for, before going i asked my doctor, she said they haven't been proven safe, but not unsafe. not satisfied with that generic answer, i did some research the FDA who regulates pretty much everything in health care long story short has found no link between 2d 3d/4d ultra sounds causing birth defects or other problems in pregnacy.

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  • SherryBaby77SherryBaby77

    There is insufficient evidence on the saftey of multiple US in pregnancy.

    US can be helpful in so many ways when there the need arises for one. I personally believe they are overused & abused.

    Taking a Dr.s word for it was not good enough for me. OB's typically do not research a new product. If it's conveinient - they use it. In the 1940's OB's were giving all women x-rays to determine fetal size. Only AFTER when babies were being born & developing childhood cancer did they stop doing the x-rays.

    If the benefits outweigh the possible risks, only then would I get one.

     

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