Covered during a breast and/or pevic ultrasound

When you go for an ultrasound either breast, pelvic or both, are you covered during the exam? I went with my wife for one of her first pelvic ultrasounds and when she got on the table, she was told to bend her knees and spread he legs, but wasn't given a cover. She just laid there with her legs spread while the technician inserted the wand. I didn't get to see much because I was on the side of her, but another appointment i went to, i was at the end of the table, behind the technician and saw everything. Jumped her as soon as we got home.

When I had a pelvic ultrasound I was totally covered. The room was also very dark. I highly doubt anyone saw any glimpse of my external parts during it.

For the first one, the lights were dimmed, but like i said, i was on the side, so i didn't get to see much. But even seeing her lying there with her legs apart with only a tshirt on was very hot. The second one the lights were on like normal, but she didn't open her legs very much, just enough for the technician to insert the wand. But she was going for a mammogram after that, so she only had one of those gowns on. The first part of the ultrasound was an external on her abdomen, and she had already taken off her panties for that, so she was naked from the waist down for that one.

Like @tmitrue said, when my wife has had trans-vaginal ultrasounds the room lights are so dim it’s hard to see in the room. So no cover or cover doesn’t matter.

It is clear that to gain access to the area to be examined, the area must be largely bare.

For a breast ultrasound, the patient will be asked to completely undress, but she may keep her pants or skirt on. Breast ultrasounds are often performed in conjunction with mammograms, so the patient remains in the same clothing.

For a transvaginal ultrasound, the patient is in the pelvic position, either with her legs in stirrups or in the frog position.

She is asked to remove her pants and panties, but she often keeps everything that protects her torso. Her T-shirt may be pulled up to expose the abdomen, either for palpation or to insert a traditional probe as an additional measure.

Indeed, no sheets or blankets are provided, but these examinations are performed in the sole presence of the doctor and the patient. There is no need to conceal privacy, even if the partner may also be present. In pregnancy ultrasounds where the baby's siblings can attend, external abdominal imaging is performed.

@Franklin58200 It was a technician doing the ultrasound, not her doctor. That is why i was surprised when the first one didn't use a cover, but the room was dim anyways. The second time, it was very well lit and she only had the hospital gown pulled upto her stomach. The only time her doctor did an ultrasound was when my wife was pregnant and it was to see the baby's gender, but she kept her clothes on for that.

@SpartanJohn

I don't know which country you live in or what the procedures are at your medical centers.

In France, ultrasounds are performed directly by the doctor.

This examination is dynamic, and it's important to clearly visualize what you're looking for.

For breast ultrasound, it often follows a mammogram and allows for tissue examinations in case of doubt about an X-ray shadow.

For transvaginal ultrasound, it may be decided during the consultation to refine a diagnosis (size of the ovaries or search for polyps).

Consequently, the patient remains in the same clothing as for the initial examination, i.e., the bust exposed or the lower body uncovered.

Since it's her doctor who performs the examination, it doesn't seem that any particular modesty could prevent her from being naked in front of him.

I'm in Canada, so it works a little different. The only time her doctor did an ultrasound was when she was pregnant and we wanted to know the gender, other then that, it's always technicians who do the ultrasounds here.