Thickness of endometrium in pregnancy

Pregnancy produces serious changes in the body of a future mother. This happens in all systems, especially relating to reproductive. The uterus during pregnancy adapts to growing and nurturing an infant.

The uterus is a muscular organ that consists of three layers:

• perimetry - the outer part;
• myometrium - middle part;
• endometrium - the inner part.

Endometrium plays an important role in the conception and bearing of a child.

Endometrium is the inner layer of the uterus, which varies in different stages of the cycle. Normally, the thickness of the endometrium can range from 3 to 17 mm. At the beginning of the cycle, the endometrium is only 3-6 mm, and at the end it grows to 12-17 mm. If the pregnancy has not occurred, the upper layer of the endometrium comes out with monthly.

This body in the body of a woman depends on the hormonal background, and, as is known, with pregnancy, the hormonal background of a woman is seriously changing. The thickness of the endometrium during pregnancy begins to increase. The number of blood vessels grows, as well as of glandular cells, small lakes are formed where the maternal blood accumulates. This process is necessary to ensure that the embryo in the early stages is firmly attached to the uterus, and received its first nutrients. Subsequently, from the blood vessels, which partially represent the endometrium, the placenta is formed. Therefore, it is often violations in the endometrium that prevent the onset of pregnancy.

Endometrial size in pregnancy

After the fetal egg is attached, the endometrium continues to develop. In the first days of pregnancy, the normal size of the endometrium is 9 to 15 mm. By the time the ultrasound can distinguish a fetal egg, the size of the endometrium can reach 2 cm.

Many women are worried about the question: "Can pregnancy occur with a thin endometrium?" For the onset of pregnancy, the thickness of the endometrium should be at least 7 mm. If this figure is lower, the chances of getting pregnant are significantly reduced. However, in medicine, pregnancy cases with an endometrium size of 6 mm were recorded.

Not developing throughout the cycle of the endometrium is a deviation from the norm. This is hypoplasia, or in other words - a thin endometrium. Hypertrophic endometrium, or hyperplasia, is also a deviation from the norm. Hyperplasia, like hypoplasia, hinders the onset of pregnancy, and in some cases can provoke miscarriage.