What are the consequences of uterine prolapse?

Women's reproductive organs, such as the uterus, are prone to certain diseases. Among them, the incidence of gynecological diseases such as uterine prolapse is quite high, which usually causes a lot of damage to the body. However, some women have not yet realized the adverse effects of the disease and still think it is no big deal. In fact, the harm is very great. The following editor will focus on this issue and explain it in detail.

Uterine prolapse refers to a syndrome of reproductive and adjacent organ displacement in which the tissue supporting the uterus is damaged or weakened, causing the uterus to drop from its normal position along the vagina, below the level of the ischial spines of the external cervical opening, or even completely out of the vaginal opening. It is divided into three degrees according to the degree of prolapse.

1. It may lead to infertility. The posterior position of the uterus can pull the cervix forward and upward, with the cervix pointing to the anterior wall of the vagina, making the external cervical opening significantly higher than the semen pool in the posterior fornix, making it impossible for sperm in the semen pool to enter the cervical canal smoothly, and conception is of course difficult to achieve.

2. It can cause symptoms of dysmenorrhea. The shape of the retroverted uterus is like a teapot, the cervical canal is like the spout of the teapot, and the uterine body is like the body of the teapot. The cervix, which serves as the spout of the teapot, is located higher than the uterine cavity, which serves as the body of the teapot. The menstrual blood in the uterine cavity is difficult to be discharged through the cervical canal. In order to expel menstrual blood, the only way is to strengthen uterine contraction and compress the uterine cavity volume as much as possible. Therefore, women with a retroverted uterus often experience dysmenorrhea due to spasmodic contractions of the uterine muscles.

3. It will cause excessive menstrual bleeding and the uterus to tilt backwards, and often cause the ovaries and fallopian tubes to sag backwards and downwards. Variations in the position of the ovaries and fallopian tubes can cause twisting of the pelvic veins, poor blood flow, and pelvic venous congestion, leading to menorrhagia, abdominal distension, back pain, and some women may also experience symptoms such as pain during sexual intercourse.

From this, it can be seen that the consequences of uterine prolapse are very serious. If the patient is diagnosed with this lesion, he or she must actively cooperate with the doctor for effective treatment. If there are no related symptoms, you still need to do adequate preventive work and go to the hospital for regular gynecological examinations, which can reduce the torture of the illness on your body.