Women’s & Fetal Ultrasound

We provide specialised women’s health & fetal ultrasound services via our experienced women’s health and obstetric sonographer, Simone Francis, and Dr Carl Henman, obstetric GP and fetal sonologist. Dr Henman performs and/or reports on your scans and communicates the results with your referrer, allowing high-quality point of care support.

If the unfortunate situation should arise where your pregnancy is regarded as high-risk, or your baby is suspected of having an abnormality, Dr Henman has established relationships with multiple tertiary fetal medicine units. Hence you can keep a local presence in your journey even if you are referred to a larger centre for further management.

ultrasound services

Ultrasound services provided or reported by Dr Henman include:

Any pregnancy related scan:
- Common assessments include dating scans, first trimester (11-14 week) screening, mid-pregnancy scan (20-22 weeks), growth scans (34-36 weeks)
- Detailed scanning and reporting for suspected pregnancy or fetal complications.
- More frequent assessments are also provided for those women having twins.
Any female pelvic ultrasound:
- Indications for this may include endometriosis, ovarian cysts, pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding or painful intercourse.
Follicle tracking and endometrial thickness assessment when required for assistive reproductive processes.

A current referral is required, and medicare rebates may be applicable.

HyCoSy

A HyCoSy scan is a special ultrasound test that images the cavity of the uterus (womb) and the fallopian tubes. It is usually requested in women that are having trouble falling pregnant to identify any anatomical abnormalities.

The test usually involves the following steps:

a urine test to ensure you’re not pregnant and don’t have a urinary tract infection
an internal (transvaginal) ultrasound is done first to assess the pelvic organs. The ultrasound
probe is then removed temporarily
insertion of a speculum into your vagina (like when you have Pap smear)
a catheter (small tube) is passed through your cervix into the uterus
the speculum is taken out and the transvaginal ultrasound probe re-inserted
a small amount of fluid (sterile salty water) is mixed with air & pushed through the catheter into the uterus and fallopian tubes, making them much easier to see
a series of ultrasound pictures and videos are taken
ultrasound probe and catheter removed

There are risks associated with any procedure.
The main, unlikely, risks associated with a HyCoSy are;

infection
Discomfort -> moderate pain
The expulsion of an unknown pregnancy (this would only occur if the pregnancy was so early as to not have been detected by the urine test)