Patient Information · During Your Visit

What to Expect During Your Visit

If you have never had a private ultrasound — or never had one here — this is the whole visit, in order. No surprises is the point: an appointment you can picture is one you do not need to be nervous about.

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CQC-registered clinic · Provider ID 1-2775844974 · HCPC-registered sonographers

10 minArrive Before Your Appointment
30 minTypical Total Appointment
AlwaysA Chaperone Is Present
WelcomeA Partner Or Friend In The Room
Step by Step

Your appointment, from door to report

  1. 1
    Arrival — about ten minutes earlyFind us at 5a Lucerne Mews, three minutes from Notting Hill Gate — directions here. A short check-in confirms your details and the scan you are booked for. If your preparation did not go to plan, say so now rather than worrying: we adapt.
  2. 2
    Into the scan roomYour sonographer introduces themselves, confirms what is being examined and why, and answers anything before starting. You uncover only the area being scanned, modesty covers are standard, a chaperone is present, and a partner or friend is welcome in the room.
  3. 3
    The examination itselfWarm gel, a smooth probe, and a screen you can watch. Your sonographer may press where it is tender, or ask you to breathe in, hold, or move — reproducing the question is part of answering it. Nothing happens without being explained first.
  4. 4
    Findings, discussed with you in the roomBefore you leave, your sonographer explains what the scan showed in plain English: what is normal, what is worth noting, and what — if anything — should happen next. You will not go home wondering.
  5. 5
    Your written report, usually within two hoursA formal report follows by secure email, written so your GP, physiotherapist or consultant can act on it directly. Delivery and sharing are covered in results and reports.
The small things people wish they had known

  • The gel is warmed, and it wipes off completely — no lasting marks on clothing
  • Internal examinations are shorter than most people expect, and you stay in control — say pause, and we pause
  • Children can usually be accommodated if childcare falls through — call ahead and we will plan for it
  • If English is not your first language, bring someone to translate — unhurried explanation is part of the appointment, not an extra
People are most anxious in the ten minutes before a scan, not during it. That is why the introduction is not a formality — knowing what the probe will do, where it will go, and that you can stop at any moment removes most of the worry before the examination even begins.

Booked a transvaginal scan and feeling uneasy about it? Read our honest guide to a first transvaginal scan.

Before and After

The rest of your visit

BeforePreparation for Your Scan

Which scans need fasting, which need a full bladder, and which need nothing at all.

How to prepare →AfterResults & Reports

Verbal findings at the scan, written report usually within two hours, and how to share it.

How results reach you →NextFollow-Up Care

Normal, monitor or refer — what each pathway means and how onward care is arranged.

What happens next →

Now you can picture it

Thirty unhurried minutes, findings explained in the room by the clinician scanning you, and a written report usually within two hours.

From £119
Scan, interpretation and report

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5a Lucerne Mews
Kensington, London W8 4ED
3 mins from Notting Hill Gate

CQC Registered Clinic
HCPC-Registered Sonographers
4.9 ★ on Google
No GP Referral Needed

Written and clinically reviewed by the HCPC-registered sonographers who perform these scans 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: 31 July 2026