My friend who is 15 and a guy (I am only 13) is having an ultraosund? Don't only women get them?
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You can check for kidney stones or other stuff like that. It is used to look at all of your insides
You can have an ultrasound of just about anything.
no - anyone - young or old, male or female. can have ultrsounds. some of the ones women have are like mammograms, for pregnancy but its like an xray but shows musles and tissue etc:
they use them to find alsorts of things like ulcers, kidney stones, and to check out your organs to make sure evrything is ok.
He could be having one for any number of reason. but you have to respect privacy and if he wants to tell you he will .
No, they are not just for women, although you mostly hear about pregnant women having ultrasounds. They are used to help diagnose blood clots, gallstones, & many other medical problems.
Everyone can have an ultrasound. Men, Women and children get them to detect cancer, cysts, stomach ulcer and much more.
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