is there any danger in using a fetal heart tone doppler too much?
Friday, August 7th, 2009 at
11:04 am
i have the exact same kind they use in the office and ive heard that if its a girl you can cause potential damage to the ovaries and ive also heard something about it giving ear infections. anyone know?! thanks.
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The Food and Drug Administration regulates ultrasound in the United States and has cleared it for "continuous use". As there is no consensus on what this means or how often you should use your fetal Doppler it is commonly recommended that like everything in life prudence is the best policy. When using your fetal Doppler it is suggested that you use it in short intervals, infrequently, and following the first trimester.
As a general rule an exam with a fetal Doppler should never last longer than 10 minutes. If you don’t find the heartbeat in this period of time, take a break. If your concerned contact your health care provider. If not, try again in a few days.
well I havent heard anything about this but I think it’s fine not as harmful as the ultrasound equipment.
i have never heard anything like that…..i have one two ..and i been using it since i was about 10 weeks and i use it til this day 36 weeks 4 days…and my baby’s fine…
No its not harmful at all!
You ever heard the "old"saying?
"When in doubt, DON’T."
And using anything too much, is never a good thing.
Just throw the thing away, and be content like every other Mother to be, to just be content to "wait", and enjoy the ride, while your at it!