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2018-09-11 03:04:30
I have done ultrasonography, three times in a week due to some false results..Is it safe or harmful? Not pregnant yet
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Ultrasonography is based on sound waves. Not the radiation. So it is not harmful like X-ray

Answered2018-09-11 03:42:10

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