Severe symptoms of hydrosalpinx

Hydrosalpinx can be said to be a relatively serious gynecological disease in women. When treating this disease, the infected area must be taken into consideration. When the infected area is large, the fallopian tube can be removed. However, after the fallopian tube is removed, women will not be able to have children. They can only transplant the fertilized egg into the body through in vitro fertilization. So what are the symptoms of severe hydrosalpinx?

What is hydrosalpinx?

Hydrosalpinx is a relatively common female disease and a gynecological inflammation. It is very harmful to women's bodies. Improper abortion and delivery can easily induce hydrosalpinx, which can easily lead to adnexal infection after delivery, miscarriage or menstruation. Therefore, it is very necessary for female friends to understand this disease and take preventive or treatment measures as early as possible. So, what is hydrosalpinx?

Hydrosalpinx is a common type of chronic fallopian tube inflammation. After fallopian tube inflammation, the secretions of mucosal cells accumulate in the tubal lumen due to adhesion and atresia, or adhesions of the isthmus and fimbria occur due to fallopian tube inflammation, resulting in blockage and formation of hydrosalpinx. When the pus cells in the tubal lumen are absorbed, they eventually become watery liquid. Sometimes the liquid is absorbed and an empty shell is left, which appears as hydrosalpinx during angiography.

Causes of hydrosalpinx

In modern life, hydrosalpinx is the cause of infertility for many women. The main causes of hydrosalpinx include miscarriage, unclean sexual intercourse, pelvic infection, etc. Women after childbirth, miscarriage and menstruation are more likely to suffer from hydrosalpinx than other groups.

The first reason for hydrosalpinx: miscarriage.

Abortion includes artificial abortion, natural abortion, medical abortion, induced abortion, etc. After abortion, due to the decrease in resistance, pathogens can ascend through the reproductive tract and spread to the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and then the entire pelvic cavity, causing fallopian tube inflammation. Adhesions, congestion and edema appear on the wall of the fallopian tube, causing blockage. That is, due to incomplete or untimely treatment of acute salpingitis, the fallopian tube mucosal adhesions may occur. Inflammation may also be caused by incomplete abortion or retained placenta. Some people with intrauterine contraceptive devices may develop chronic salpingitis. Long-term inflammatory stimulation causes the fallopian tube to thicken and harden, the lumen to adhere and narrow, and the fallopian tubes to adhere and close at different locations, thus causing hydrosalpinx.

The second reason for hydrosalpinx: unclean sexual intercourse.

If you have sex too much or during menstruation, you may get infected and develop salpingitis, which can lead to hydrosalpinx.

The third reason for hydrosalpinx: pelvic infection.

Improper abortion and delivery, postpartum, or after miscarriage and menstruation can lead to adnexal (pelvic) infection, adhesion and atresia, accumulation of secretions of mucosal cells in the lumen, or inflammation of the fallopian tube causing adhesions at the isthmus and fimbria, and gradual accumulation of transudate and exudate in the lumen of the fallopian tube, leading to hydrosalpinx.

The fourth reason for hydrosalpinx: chronic salpingitis.

When chronic salpingitis occurs, the fimbria of the fallopian tube may become adhered and closed due to inflammation, and the leaked fluid and exudate in the lumen of the fallopian tube gradually accumulate to form water accumulation. If there is chronic hydrosalpinx, it will cause swelling of the fallopian tube. However, if the fimbria of the fallopian tube is partially or completely blocked, it will adhere to the surrounding tissues, forming scar adhesions and fallopian tube twisting. There will also be tubal stenosis or blockage, so water and pus will form in the fallopian tube. However, if it is pelvic congestion or pelvic fluid or pus. The disease will also affect fertilization or the operation of the fertilized egg, thus causing infertility.

The fifth reason for hydrosalpinx: transformation into pus in the fallopian tube.

The pus cells and necrotic tissue in the lumen are decomposed and cleared by phagocytes, and the pus gradually turns into clear watery fluid. Some cases of hydrosalpinx are not caused by fallopian tube inflammation, but are secondary to fallopian tube sterilization.