How serious is pelvic effusion?

Pelvic effusion is mainly divided into physiological pelvic effusion and pathological pelvic effusion. As long as the pelvic effusion is not higher than one centimeter, it is generally regarded as physiological pelvic effusion. For example, women's menstrual period or pregnancy and childbirth may cause a certain amount of pelvic effusion, which can generally be absorbed. Be alert to pelvic effusion caused by disease reasons, such as unclean sexual life, secondary infection and so on.

How serious is pelvic effusion?

Pelvic effusion refers to the presence of inflammatory exudate in the pelvic cavity. It can occur after the endometrium becomes inflamed. It is a slightly viscous fluid that exudes from the swollen cells of the endometrial tissue and is gradually wrapped by the surrounding tissue to form a cystic mass. If left untreated, it can grow slowly. In addition to normal pelvic effusion in women due to their physiological characteristics, pathological pelvic effusion is mostly due to pelvic inflammatory disease or endometriosis.

The normal range of pelvic fluid is generally less than 10 mm. Pelvic effusion can be divided into two types according to pathological factors: physiological pelvic effusion and pathological pelvic effusion. Physiological pelvic effusion is not a bad thing for women, but once a woman suffers from pathological pelvic effusion, she should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

If the pelvic effusion exceeds 10 mm, it is mostly pathological pelvic effusion. At this time, pelvic effusion is relatively serious. Therefore, physiological pelvic effusion is considered serious. If there are chronic infection lesions, it may be an inflammation of the gynecological system such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, endometriosis, ovary, or fallopian tube. It may also be caused by tuberculosis or tumors. In a few cases, it is caused by ectopic pregnancy rupture, corpus luteum rupture, pelvic abscess, chocolate cyst, and ovarian cancer. Therefore, physiological pelvic effusion needs to be treated actively.

What are the effects of pelvic effusion on female friends?

1. If acute inflammation is not cured in time, it will turn into chronic inflammation, which will easily form scar adhesions and pelvic congestion, and finally cause the patient to experience lower abdominal distension and lumbar pain. These symptoms are more severe after sexual intercourse and during menstruation.

2. In the acute stage, fever and chills will occur, the onset is relatively rapid, and lower abdominal pain will occur. In the chronic stage, it will be accompanied by peritonitis, with a series of symptoms such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

3. If pelvic effusion is not treated in time, it will lead to pelvic congestion, and the patient will experience increased menstrual flow during menstruation; if the effusion affects ovarian function, it will cause menstrual abnormalities, mostly heavy menstrual flow, dysmenorrhea, etc.; if it is not cured in time, it will also affect the fallopian tubes, causing adhesions and blockages of the fallopian tubes, which will directly lead to female infertility.

4. When suffering from pelvic effusion, the systemic symptoms are not obvious, and sometimes low fever and fatigue may occur. Some patients will show symptoms of neurasthenia, such as lack of energy, insomnia, general discomfort, etc. Most of these patients have poor resistance and are prone to acute or subacute attacks.