Liquid in the small pelvis

The fluid in the small pelvis in a woman can be found under various circumstances. However, it should be noted that not all cases can be regarded as a sign of violation.

So, every woman after the passage of the ovulatory process in the ophthalmic space can be fixed a small amount of fluid. This is due to the rupture of the dominant follicle, from which, when ovulation, a mature egg enters the abdominal cavity. It is from it that a small amount of liquid can be released, accumulate in the cavity of the small pelvis. When performing ultrasound, doctors always take this fact into account, so they try to prescribe a test, a few days after the menstrual period.

What are the reasons for the accumulation of fluid in the small pelvis?

Despite the physiological process described above, in most cases this phenomenon indicates a problem. Among such diseases it is necessary to name:

  1. Infectious-inflammatory disorders. Most often it is adnexitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endometriosis.
  2. Acute gynecological pathology (ectopic pregnancy, ovarian apoplexy ).
  3. Benign processes in the internal genital organs (polycystosis, uterine myoma).
  4. Intraperitoneal hemorrhage.

Most often, these disorders cause the presence of fluid in the small pelvis.

How is the diagnosis of the violation carried out?

Having told about the meaning of the diagnosis of "free fluid in the small pelvis", it should be noted that in most cases it is found out by accident, by examination with the help of ultrasound.

Important in these cases is the fact that it acts as the liquid itself: blood, pus, exudate. You can learn this by conducting a laparoscopic examination.

How is the treatment of such a disease treated?

When fluid is detected in a small pelvis on an ultrasound examination, doctors, in the first place, try to establish the cause. It is from her will depend on the algorithm of treatment.

Medicamentous treatment of such a disease is prescribed in cases where the infection is attached. In such situations, therapy can not do without antibacterial drugs (Azithromycin, Levofloxacin), anti-inflammatory drugs (Revmoxicam, Indomethacin).

If the accumulation of free fluid in the cavity of the small pelvis is accompanied by a disruption in the metabolism, as an additional treatment, enzymatic preparations such as Wobenzym, Longidase may be prescribed.