Ovaries in women - location

This paired female organ, part of the reproductive system, performs reproductive and secretory functions. The location of the ovaries in women is the same - on the sides of the uterus. The outer side of the gland is attached by a neurovascular bundle to the pelvic surface, in the region of the ovarian fossa. From the ovaries fallopian tubes, which actually communicate between the uterus and gland. The totality of the ovaries and fallopian tubes in gynecology is usually called appendages.

Features of the topology of the female sex glands

Having dealt with where the ovaries are in women, it should be noted that they are normally not on the same level, and one of them is larger than the other (usually right).

If to say exactly where the ovaries are located, then in the anatomical literature one can find the following formulation: deep in the cavity of the small pelvis, behind and on both sides of the uterus. In this case, the glands, with the help of their mesentery, are articulated with a wide uterine ligament, which is provided with a large number of vascular and nerve endings. It is thanks to the ligaments that the ovary itself has some mobility, which allows you to change its location, for example, during pregnancy. Exceptionally, this arrangement of the left and right ovary is considered normal.

However, not only gestation can lead to a change in the location of glands.

What are the changes in the location of the ovaries and what are they talking about?

If you project the ovaries on the anterior abdominal wall, it will be the lower abdomen, directly above the inguinal folds. It is in this area that women notice the appearance of soreness in the presence of gland diseases.

This phenomenon, when the ovaries are located close to the uterus, can not be called a violation. Most often, this is noted because of the presence of pregnancy, when as a result of increasing the volume of the uterus, the distance between these two organs is reduced. The predominantly left ovary is located close to the uterus, due to the fact that it is initially lower than the right one.

When the left ovary is located directly at the rib of the uterus, doctors try to eliminate such a disorder as the adhesions of the small pelvis. It is their presence that can lead to a change in the location of the glands. In such cases, connective tissue strands pull the ovary to the uterus, and sometimes it is located high or behind it. In this case, ultrasound may indicate the presence of a multifollicular ovary, - maturation in one cycle more than 8 follicles.

What symptoms can indicate a disruption in the location of the ovaries?

The most common cause of this disorder is the inflammatory process, which can be localized both in the reproductive system and in the small pelvis, in particular.

This process is accompanied by swelling, enlargement of the gland, which is easy to determine with the help of ultrasound, and in some cases even by palpation. At the same time, a woman faces such symptoms as:

• painful sensations in the suprapubic region, giving back, buttock area, and groin;
• most often the pain appears only on one side;
• pain differs in its inconsistency.

It is the latter fact that determines the woman's later referral to a doctor, who often thinks that this is a temporary phenomenon that will pass by herself.

Also worth noting that often, especially inexperienced physicians, take this symptomatology for an acute abdomen - peritonitis, which is typical for appendicitis. However, the main distinguishing feature is the fact that the patient herself with pain in the ovaries does not remain in a state of excitement, which is usually accompanied by constant changes in the position of the body, the search for a comfortable posture.

Thus, it is worth saying that the appearance of soreness in the lower abdomen should always be the reason for contacting a doctor whose task is to establish the cause and purpose of treatment.