Spikes in the small pelvis. Symptoms, causes and treatment

Spikes are a kind of fusion of connective tissue in the form of thin or dense formations. They have the ability to glue together different organs or create a blockage of the lumen inside the organ.

Spikes in the small pelvis are associated with the pelvic organs.

Distinguish:

- adhesions of the fallopian tubes and ovaries;

- Ovarian adhesions with the uterus or uterine ligaments;

- adhesions of internal female genital organs with a large omentum or intestine.

The causes of adhesions in women

There are several reasons that contribute to the emergence of adhesions.

1. Surgical operations through laparotomy. The most frequent surgical interventions, after which spikes are formed, is appendectomy, myomectomy by means of laparotomy, resection of the ovaries. The possibility of an adhesion process depends on the individual characteristics of the abdominal cavity of the particular patient.
2. External endometriosis is also frequentthe cause of adhesions. In this disease of the endometrium, which is located in the peritoneum, at a certain time releases a small amount of blood into the abdominal cavity, which contributes to the appearance of adhesions.
3. Inflammation of the uterine appendages can be one of themcauses of the adhesion process. With inflammation of the internal intimate organs of the woman, there is a discharge into the abdominal cavity of a fluid that is able to glue organs together and form spikes in the small pelvis. Symptoms of the inflammatory process can be pronounced or asymptomatic. Therefore, every woman must remember about the need for regular visits to a gynecologist.
4. Abortions, as well as intrauterine devices, can cause inflammation or infections of the uterine appendages, which leads to the formation of adhesions.

Spike in the small pelvis - symptoms of the disease

Often a woman does not even guess thatshe has spikes in the small pelvis. Symptoms may be absent or mild. Sometimes disturbing aching or periodic pain in the lower abdomen. Multiple spikes can lead to significant pain and worsening of a woman's condition. Sometimes because of adhesions, inflammatory process can occur, since adhesions cause stagnant phenomena that lead to inflammation.

Spikes in the small pelvis, the symptoms of which are not alwaysare visible, can have rather serious consequences. The most common problem that a woman faces in the presence of an adhesion process is the inability to become pregnant, that is, infertility occurs. Adhesive joints shift the organs and disrupt the contact between the uterus and its appendages. In the formation of adhesions in the fallopian tubes, their permeability and peristalsis deteriorates, which can also lead to the impossibility of fertilization. The risk of an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy is also increased. Adhesions in the ovaries interfere with the process of ovulation, thereby reducing the possibility of pregnancy.

Treatment methods for adhesions

Many women after diagnosis are interested in the question of how to treat spikes of the ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes in order to be able to conceive and give birth to a child.

There are both non-operative and surgicalmethods of getting rid of adhesions. At the initial stage of the disease, it is possible to use resorptive and anti-inflammatory therapy. Physiotherapy has a good effect. The methods used in physiotherapy can soften the ligaments and make them more elastic, thereby eliminating the inflammatory process and pain.

With a large number of adhesions and no treatmentfor a long time, conservative methods of eliminating adhesions are ineffective. In this case, surgical intervention by laparoscopy is used. This operation consists in cutting the adhesions with the help of microtools and an optical device, which is inserted into a small pelvis. The operation lasts approximately 40 minutes, the recovery period takes about two days.