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Ultrasound is one of those "safe" medical operations that you don't think too much about Doesn't really seem that way. The FDA has issued a statement on fetal
by fletchowns 12y ago
Ultrasound is one of those "safe" medical operations that you don't think too much about
Doesn't really seem that way. The FDA has issued a statement on fetal ultrasound imaging: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm095508.htm http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm095508.ht...
The crux of it is:
The long-term effects of tissue heating and cavitation are not known. Therefore, ultrasound scans should be done only when there is a medical need, based on a prescription, and performed by appropriately-trained operators.
- s_henry_paulson 12y agoI think he means it's one of those things that is assumed by the general public to be safe. And I too would have never have thought about fetal ultrasounds being unsafe, had it not been for your post.