DR. Mohamed Abd Elhamid​

713 El Horreya Laurent Road, Abu Qir Street, above Divanoa Home Furniture Store, first floor, entrance b - TEL : 01017398737
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Ultrasound

Purpose of ultrasound:

Verifying the status of the pregnancy and the number of fetuses present, ensuring the normal growth of the fetus inside the uterus and not outside the uterus, and indicating the condition of the twins.

This ultrasound is very important and necessary for women who experience pain or bleeding during the first months of pregnancy and for women who suffer from recurrent miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.

Picture No. 1 shows the beginning of the formation of the fetus inside the gestational sac inside the uterus

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hamid performs ultrasound from the eleventh to the fourteenth week of pregnancy. through the abdomen,

  But in some cases vaginal ultrasound is used.

 

The purpose of ultrasound:-

 

To accurately determine gestational age.

This is for women who do not remember their last period, or who suffer from irregular periods, or who became pregnant while breastfeeding, or who became pregnant after stopping taking birth control pills.

 

In this ultrasound, we accurately measure the size of the fetus and calculate the gestational age and expected date of birth.

Identifying and evaluating the possibility of the fetus having Down Syndrome, fetal abnormalities, or various genetic syndromes, taking into account:

 

1- The woman’s age.

2-Measurement of hormones in the pregnant woman’s blood.

3-The thickness of the nuchal translucency of the fetus

4- Fetal echocardiography.

5- Blood flow rates in the heart.

6- Doppler of the venous duct

2% of women who conceive naturally can conceive with twins.

10% of women who used ICSI have an increased chance of conceiving twins.

This ultrasound at this time can tell whether the fetus is developing normally or not. Do they share the same placenta or not?

This ultrasound is performed in the fifth week of pregnancy. If there is any abnormality in the ultrasound results, the case should be followed up quickly

Dr. Muhammad performs these detailed ultrasounds at 20-24 weeks of pregnancy.

During this ultrasound we can show:

  1- Location of the placenta

  2- Amniotic fluid index

  3- Fetal weight and fetal growth

  4- A detailed examination of the brain, heart, spine, stomach, and limbs of the fetus.

  If a congenital malformation is identified, surgery on the fetus in the womb is require.

Unfortunately, worldwide, it has been found that 2% of women who undergo ultrasound examination find that the fetus has died since the previous weeks and without any warning.

 

At this time, the couple must undergo the tests recommended by Dr. Muhammad to find out the cause of death.

We perform an ultrasound examination for the week (11-13)

For the week (20-24)

And for the week (30-34)

 

This is done routinely to examine the fetal heart and blood vessels.

 

Which women should do an ultrasound of their fetal hearts?

 

1- Women with a family history of congenital heart disease.

2- Women who suffer from diabetes during pregnancy.

3- Women who take epilepsy and psychiatric medications during pregnancy.

– Fetuses found in the first ultrasound of pregnancy have an increased rate of nuchal translucency in the fetus

  1. Dr. Muhammad performs a vaginal ultrasound to measure the length of the cervix

This ultrasound is considered necessary and required for all women who have suffered premature birth, women who have twins, or who have had congenital abnormalities in the uterus before (bicornuate uterus –

Or women who have had congenital abnormalities in the uterus before)

Or those who have undergone cervical operations).

Dr. Muhammad usually performs this ultrasound examination during the 32nd week of pregnancy.

Dr. Muhammad advises women who suffer from pregnancy complications such as delayed growth and diabetes, and women who have any abnormal data during the current pregnancy to undergo this examination.

Because it aims to determine the growth and health of the fetus, such as:

1- Measure the size of the fetus’s head, femur, and abdomen, and calculate the fetus’s weight

2- Examination of fetal movements

3- Evaluation of the placenta’s location and appearance

4- Measuring the quantity and examining the amniotic fluid

5- Evaluation of blood flow to the placenta and fetus using color Doppler ultrasound