How harmful is salpingography?

In fact, no matter what kind of examination is done, it is likely to cause certain harm to the human body, especially the examination of female reproductive organs. So how big is the harm of angiography? What effects will it have on women's bodies? Follow the editor and read on.

1. It should be noted that when doing angiography, iodine contrast agent is almost always used, which will cause different degrees of abdominal pain in female patients. The cause of abdominal pain may be muscle spasm in the uterine angle of female patients or menstrual pain. The most common cause is patients with blocked fallopian tubes.

2. Angiographic examinations are performed under X-rays, so the patient's body absorbs different levels of X-rays. X-ray radiation is very large and easily accumulated in the human body. Female patients who have undergone angiography generally have a weakened immune system. However, some patients do not need to worry too much, because the damage caused by X-rays to the body is determined by the duration and frequency of direct exposure.

3. Most female patients experience varying degrees of vaginal bleeding after undergoing angiography. This may be because the examination can easily cause damage to the uterine wall or may be caused by irritation to the uterine wall.

Many women also want to know whether the angiography examination is painful? Follow the editor and read on.

Because everyone's physical tolerance is different, whether the angiography examination is painful or not depends on one's physical condition. Patients with poor tolerance usually feel severe pain during the angiography examination, but some patients do not feel any pain during the examination. However, the angiography examination will cause some slight soreness, which is basically within the body's tolerance range.

The degree of pain during angiography is also closely related to the doctor's operating experience. More experienced doctors have very accurate calculations of the amount of contrast used and the rate of injection during contrast examinations, thus reducing the patient's pain to a great extent.

In addition, some female friends may suffer from certain inflammation in the uterus, for example, tight cervix, uterine disease, etc., then, the angiography examination may cause physical discomfort.