Evaluation of First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This study was done in Ombada hospital, in Khartoum state, in the period from august 2018 to December 2018, to evaluate the efficiency of ultrasound as a method of studying and diagnosing vaginal bleeding and its outcome during first trimester. The study was determine types of miscarriage as a part of vaginal bleeding, during first trimester. One hundred women patients in age group between 16 and 43 years old, were scanned by real time ultra sound machine (Fukuda with convex prob its frequency 3-4 MHZ ), all patients scanned trans abdominaly. The data were collected by data collecting sheet from patients(age, gravidity, occupation and others)and from sonologist(ultrasound findings and the diagnoses),then data analyzed by spss program ,to detect relationship between variables. the results of the study was : 39% of cases were incomplete, 27% complete, 15% threatened, 9% missed, inevitable and blighted ovum 5%,and no any cases of ectopic or trophoplastic pregnancy. The study proved that ultra sound is the method of choose for determining type of miscarriage, in order to chose the suitable type of treatment. The study conclude that routine early ultrasound scans for pregnant women is very important