What Are The Implications Of Shadows In The Uterus?

Posted on Sat, 15 Sep 2012

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Question : YYYY@YYYY are the implications of shadows in the uterus

Answered by Dr. Sree Gouri SR (3 hours later)

Hi,
Thanks for the query.

Shadows in the uterus in the ultrasound can be noted in conditions like:
-Uterine leiomyomas or fibroids
-Endometrial lesions like polyps, thickened endometrium, growth etc
-In case of anomalies like septate uterus etc.

If the ultrasound findings are correlated with clinical features we can come to probable diagnosis.
If the question is about you, as you are menopausal the shadow could be because of endometrial abnormality which requires biopsy to find out the actual cause.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar