Transvaginal ultrasound. If you are having a transvaginal ultrasound, tell your doctor if you are allergic to latex so that a latex-free cover can be put on the transducer before it is used. If both a transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound will be done, the transabdominal ultrasound will usually be done first. How It Is Done
In a 2008 study, men who ate 7 or more eggs per week versus less than one had a twofold greater risk for all cause mortality, presumably from heart disease.
If you're healthy, one whole egg a day seems perfectly safe. If you're a male with diabetes, it's prudent to limit egg yolks to four per week. Send dietitian Leslie Beck your questions at dietitian@globeandmail.com. She will answer select questions, which could appear in The Globe and Mail and/or on The Globe and Mail web site.