i am a 30 yrs old pregnant ladyand have undergone 3 times scanning in 3 months itself.will it affect me or my child?
2007-03-06 18:11:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
they are very safe! ultrasounds..use sound waves soo there is no radiation that will harm you or the baby! if it wasnt safe the doctor wouldnt use a doppler everytime you go see her..b/c thats the same thing as an ultrasound!! good luck and congrats!
2007-03-06 18:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
n ultrasound machine uses pulsed wave ultrasound ...so the waves are entering the uterus is short metered bursts ...this is completely safe . Its not as if these sound waves arent around you now. They are... the transducer just creates these waves at ONLY the specific level , or MegaHertz, needed to perform the test and focuses them in a beam that goes from the camera into your womb . It's a very cool piece of equiptment , and most people don't realize that the sound going into your belly is created by an array of crystals atop the scanhead :-) No documented biological effects have ever been noted from the safe used of pulsed wave diagnostic ultrasound.
There are concerns about continuous wave ultrasound causing heat that could , in theory , warm the fluid around the baby ..however use of continuous wave ultrasound is very limited . The doppler your Dr check the heart rate at the office is continuous wave , but that only takes about 2 minutes ...so not enough time to generate heat. It would take 30 minutes or more of this continuous wave application to cause a heat issue. That is why most OB's will dissuade pregnant women from buying hand held dopplers for home use . Its not that it WILL cause a problem , its more " Why risk it ".
You're in great hands ...enjoy your images :-)
2007-03-06 18:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Ej G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perfectly safe. I am currently 8 1/2 months pregnant with twins and am 31 years old. This is considered a high risk pregnancy and I have gotten an ultra sound every 4 weeks from the beginning. Look forward to getting them....it's amazing to see the development from 1 month to the next.
2007-03-06 18:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by moyank24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ultrasounds do not cause any problems for the unborn child. That's why doctors do them instead of x-rays, which can be harmful.
2007-03-06 18:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by grayhare 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the ultasounds are perfectly safe to you and your baby. Actually, it's keeping your baby safe and makes sure nothing is wrong.
Congrats and good luck!
2007-03-06 18:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by ~Anna~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its perfectly safe! don't worry about it.
2007-03-06 18:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by feel_like 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋