Interactive FAQs Endometriosis Question: Can you succesfully detect endometriosis with ultra sound? Dora M. Illinois Answer: While transvaginal ultrasound may suggest the presence of an ovarian endometrioma (endometriosis cyst in the ovary), it will not detect the majority of cases where endometriosis involves the peritoneum or the rectovaginal septum, between the vagina and rectum. When I perform a transvaginal ultrasound I take particular note of where you note pain. This enables me to determine potential areas that may be involved. I will note whether the ovaries demonstrate normal mobility or are they fixed in place with adhesions. Does palpation of the ovary reproduce your pain? Is there pain in the area of the uterosacral ligaments? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then a laparoscopy may be indicated to evaluate and excise all evident disease. Dr. Perloe FAQ archives: IVF PCOS Clomiphene Ovulation Ovulation Induction Injections Age Related Infertility Endometriosis Donor Egg Donor Sperm Male Factor Infertility Fallopian Tube Reanastomosis Tubal Infertility Unexplained Infertility Endometrial Factor Miscellaneous Return to the IVF Homepage This page, and all contents, are Copyright © 2003 by IVF.com, Atlanta, GA, USA.