Well-Woman Ultrasound Scan in London
One structured examination of the organs ultrasound assesses best — abdomen, pelvis, urinary tract, aorta and thyroid — with your report issued the same day, so you leave with answers rather than a wait.
- Abdomen, pelvis, urinary tract, aorta and thyroid in one protocol
- Around an hour — the one appointment we deliberately run long
- Written report issued the same day, not in a week
- Female chaperone present; every step explained before it happens
- No GP referral required — self-refer today
CQC-registered clinic · Provider ID 1-2775844974 · HCPC-registered sonographers
What does the well-woman scan include?
A structured protocol rather than a wander: the upper abdomen (liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen), the urinary tract (both kidneys and bladder), the pelvis (uterus, lining, both ovaries), the abdominal aorta measured for aneurysmal dilatation, and the thyroid. Breast and carotid assessment are separate add-ons, priced when booking.
Preparation: fast for six hours, sips of water are fine, and arrive with a comfortably full bladder — details in the preparation guide. Allow around an hour.
Who actually books a well-woman scan?
The typical well-woman is in her 40s to 60s, and the trigger is usually the onset of perimenopause, a friend’s health scare, or simply the decision to take proactive control after years of prioritising everyone else.
She is, in our experience, the most engaged patient in the building — asking detailed anatomical questions, watching the screen, wanting the numbers. And once the baseline exists, she returns annually, treating it as a non-negotiable part of yearly health maintenance.
An active symptom deserves its own diagnostic examination rather than a survey: a found lump, post-menopausal bleeding or acute pain each has a specific scan that answers it better. Call and we will point you at the right one.
- Liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen
- Both kidneys and bladder
- Uterus, lining, both ovaries
- Abdominal aorta
- Thyroid
- Bowel and lungs
- Mammography
- Cervical screening
- Blood tests
- Breast and carotid (add-ons)
Is this scan suitable for me?
The well-woman protocol is the right booking if any of these sound like you:
- ✓You are in your 40s to 60s and perimenopause has made you think about a baseline
- ✓A friend’s diagnosis has prompted you to check rather than wonder
- ✓You have spent years managing everyone else’s health and none of your own
- ✓You want a documented baseline to compare against year on year
And when it is not the right booking
You have an active symptom — a lump, post-menopausal bleeding or acute pain deserves its targeted diagnostic scan, not a survey. We will book you the right one instead.
You want a full-body MOT — this is not that, and we will not sell it as one. Ultrasound does not image the bowel or lungs, and it never replaces the NHS screening you are entitled to.
If a targeted scan would answer your question better, we will say so before you book — not after.
What happens during the hour?
The protocol runs in a fixed order, so nothing is missed and nothing is rushed — this is the one appointment we deliberately allow an hour for.
- 1
Upper abdomenLiver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen assessed systematically, with early fatty change named if present.
- 2
Urinary tract and aortaBoth kidneys and the bladder, then the abdominal aorta measured — the quiet one nobody thinks to check.
- 3
PelvisUterus, endometrial lining and both ovaries; transvaginally where it adds value and only with your consent.
- 4
ThyroidThe gland assessed for nodules and size, completing the protocol.
What a baseline actually buys you
The value of an annual scan is not one dramatic finding. It is the comparison against yourself, year after year.
Compared against you, not a population
A 4.1cm aorta or a 9mm thyroid nodule means little in isolation and everything when set against your own measurement from last year. That is why the same protocol, annually, beats a one-off.
The common things are silent
Small uterine fibroids, physiological ovarian cysts, tiny thyroid nodules and early fatty liver are all typically symptomless — which is precisely the point of looking.
Signal separated from noise
The report states explicitly what merely exists, what deserves a dated recheck, and — rarely — what needs a referral. Findings are not left ambiguous.
What we actually find, and what happens next
The commonest findings are entirely asymptomatic — which is the point of looking. We routinely pick up small uterine fibroids, harmless physiological ovarian cysts, tiny thyroid nodules and early fatty liver: findings that need nothing more than routine monitoring, named and put in proportion on the day.
What this scan is, and is not
It is a structured ultrasound protocol of the organs ultrasound genuinely assesses well — not a full-body MOT, and we will not sell it as one.
It does not image the bowel or lungs, and it does not replace the NHS screening you are entitled to: attend your mammogram invitations from 50 and your cervical screening without fail. This examination complements both and substitutes for neither.
What it does superbly: measure what is measurable, document your personal baseline, and catch the silent common things early.
After years of everyone else first — an hour, a full protocol, and your report the same day.
Why women choose IUS London for this
An hour, a fixed protocol, and a report in your hands the same day.
The appointment we run long
Every other scan is 30 minutes. This one gets an hour, because five organ systems assessed properly cannot be rushed.
Same-day written report
Not 24 hours, not next week. You leave with your findings explained and the written report follows the same day.
Your baseline, kept
Each year is compared against your own previous measurements — ideally with the same sonographer, which is how subtle change gets noticed.
Honest about the limits
We will tell you plainly what ultrasound cannot see, and we will never position this as a replacement for mammography or cervical screening.
Why do patients choose IUS London?
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The well-woman scan — your questions answered
How much does the well-woman scan cost?
Is the report really same-day?
Is the pelvic part transvaginal?
How often should I have one?
What happens if you find something?
Does this replace my mammogram or smear test?
Other women’s health scans we offer
Pelvic Ultrasound — £159
Heavy or painful periods, pelvic pain, fibroids and cysts — the uterus and ovaries assessed properly.
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Abdomen & Pelvis — £239
For bloating that refuses to declare which system it belongs to — both examined in one sitting.
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Carotid Artery Scan — £189
The stroke-risk assessment offered as a well-woman add-on — plaque and narrowing quantified.
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Further reading: an honest guide to preventative screening · uterine fibroids · preparing for your scan
Where can you get a well-woman scan in London?
At IUS London — our CQC-registered clinic in Kensington, three minutes on foot from Notting Hill Gate station (Central, Circle and District lines).
5a Lucerne Mews, Kensington, London W8 4ED
Around one hour — the appointment we deliberately run long
0203 051 6506 · Directions & parking
Getting here is the easy part
By tube: Notting Hill Gate — three minutes on foot.
By bus: Routes along Notting Hill Gate and Kensington Church Street stop nearby.
By car: On-street parking nearby — full options in directions & parking.
Your baseline, measured
Five organ systems, one structured hour, and your report in your hands the same day. Self-refer today — no GP letter required.
Kensington, London W8 4ED
3 mins from Notting Hill Gate
Written and clinically reviewed by the HCPC-registered sonographers who perform this scan at IUS London — a CQC-registered diagnostic ultrasound clinic (Provider ID 1-2775844974). Your own findings are explained to you at the scan and set out in your report.
Author: Yianni Kiromitis, Senior Sonographer, HCPC RA38415
Medically reviewed: 26 July 2026