Correct interpretation of the results of ultrasound can only be done by a specialist. However, patients are always interested in knowing about their health as soon as possible and in more detail.
At the conclusion of the uzi of female reproductive organs, the doctor who conducted the study usually makes a note that "there are no accumulations of free fluid in the pelvic area." However, it happens the other way around, and women want to know what this phrase means and what it can threaten.
Presence of fluid in the small pelvis: causes and symptoms
Liquid in the cavity of the small pelvis may be present and normal: this does not necessarily indicate a disease. Free fluid can be detected on the pelvic ultrasound immediately after ovulation: this is due to the ingress of liquid contents from the ruptured follicle into the space behind the uterus. This liquid will be very little, and in a few days it will no longer be visible. Among other things, this feature is a kind of marker of ovulation, which is used in the treatment of infertility.
However, more often this accumulation of fluid means that the female body is not all right. The reason for this can be the following diseases:
- endometriosis (in this case, the free fluid will be the blood, since the expanding areas of the endometrium outside the uterus always bleed);
- the inflammation of one or another pelvic organ (rupture of the ovarian cyst or the ovary itself, the formation of endementriotic cysts that can be erupted, purulent salpingitis, acute endometritis after abortions, etc. The fluid can ooze from the tumor as blood, pus, or it can be exudative fluid directly from the diseased organ);
- ascites (this term refers to the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, which develops in malignant tumors, diseases of the liver, ovaries, etc.);
- any bleeding within the abdominal cavity;
- an ectopic pregnancy that develops in the fallopian tube, which, in turn, is torn or deformed at some point. In this case, the blood flows out of the tube into the abdominal cavity, which is visualized on the uzi apparatus.
These diseases are accompanied by other, more informative symptoms than the definition of free fluid in uzi small pelvis. But, even if the disease is asymptomatic, the result of the ultrasound will be an indirect confirmation of the diagnosis, which the competent doctor should correctly decipher to prescribe the treatment.
Liquid in the pelvis: treatment
If the presence of free fluid in the small pelvis is a sign of a disease, then, of course, it must be treated. You should consult the ultrasound results with your PCP, who may refer you to another, more specialized specialist for advice.
As such, the concept of "treatment of free fluid in the small pelvis" does not exist, because it is not a disease, but merely a symptom, and the symptoms are not known to be cured. Consequently, it is necessary to treat the disease itself, which led to the appearance of fluid in the cavity of the small pelvis.
For example, if you have found signs of endometriosis on the uzi of the pelvic organs with a free fluid, then you should
If the cause of the appearance of free fluid is inflammation of an organ, then you will be redirected to another doctor who specializes precisely in this field of medicine. In any case, you will not be left without attention, and the tools of modern medicine can quickly and effectively cure any disease, which may indicate the presence of free fluid in the small pelvis.