What can be checked by color Doppler ultrasound of the uterine appendages? Can color Doppler ultrasound detect adnexitis?

Adnexitis is a common gynecological disease, but people are often confused about the occurrence of adnexitis. They don't know how to check whether they have adnexitis, delay treatment, and cause great harm. So, what tests can be done to detect adnexitis? Experts will answer your questions.

The uterus is a female reproductive organ and plays a vital role in the female reproductive process. In addition, the uterus is also the place where female sex hormones are secreted. However, in recent years, more and more female friends have suffered from uterine diseases, and uterine diseases often require color Doppler ultrasound. So, what is the color Doppler ultrasound examination of the uterine appendages?

What is ultrasound examination of the uterus?

Color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) combines high-definition black-and-white B-mode ultrasound with color Doppler. It has the advantages of two-dimensional ultrasound structural images and can provide rich hemodynamic information. The resolution of color Doppler ultrasound is higher than that of B-mode ultrasound. It has more functions, and its inspection scope and content are becoming more and more sophisticated and extensive.

The uterus and its appendages mainly include the fallopian tubes and the ovaries on both sides of the uterus, collectively referred to as "uterine appendages". Uterine appendage color Doppler ultrasound mainly examines uterine fibroids, endometrial thickness, follicle monitoring, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, ovarian cysts, etc.

Does uterine color Doppler ultrasound examination require suffocation?

If you want to examine the female uterine appendages, it is necessary to suffocate urine. Usually, the urinary tract can be imaged more clearly after suffocation, making the examination results of the uterine appendages more accurate. Color Doppler ultrasound is a safe, convenient, radiation-free, and non-invasive examination method. Gynecological ultrasound can exclude organic lesions of the uterine appendages by observing the shape and size of the uterine appendages.

In fact, the editor recommends that female friends, if they have the financial conditions, need to do regular breast and uterine examinations. After all, many women die from uterine and breast cancer. Regular examinations can also help us develop some physical diseases as soon as possible and treat them as early as possible, so as not to miss the best treatment time.

1. Self-examination based on symptoms: Symptoms of acute adnexitis: If it is oophoritis, the patient will have purulent leucorrhea, and the leucorrhea is mucous, with acute lower abdominal pain, accompanied by fever, tenderness and tenderness in the adnexa, and blood routine tests can show an increase in white blood cells, and the proportion of neutrophils is significantly increased. Symptoms of chronic adnexitis: Patients experience symptoms such as lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain, which often worsen during menstruation or after fatigue. Ovarian examination shows tenderness in the lower abdomen, pelvic examination shows thickening and tenderness on both sides of the uterus, and sometimes enlarged and fixed cystic masses can be touched.

2. Routine B-ultrasound: The B-ultrasound examination of the urinary and reproductive system includes: uterus, appendages, pelvic cavity, fallopian tubes, and kidneys. It is to check whether there are cysts, tumors, inflammation and other soft tissue lesions in the female reproductive and urinary system, as well as urinary system stones. Generally speaking, there are no abnormalities in B-ultrasound examination, unless there is hydrosalpinx or tubal ovarian cysts, in which case ultrasound examination can find a mass.

3. Routine examination of leucorrhea: Routine examination of leucorrhea is a common gynecological examination. It determines whether a woman has abnormal leucorrhea through five examinations, including vaginal pH value, vaginal cleanliness, vaginal microbial examination, etc. It is a physical examination related to women's physiological hygiene.

Acute adnexitis is mainly caused by ascending infections, such as bacterial infection, chlamydia infection or mixed infection. The most important thing in the treatment of acute adnexitis is to use antibiotics in a timely and adequate manner, but the treatment should be based on the symptoms. Different causes require different treatments, and whether there is also increased leucorrhea, purulent leucorrhea, etc. If conservative treatment of acute adnexitis is not very effective, surgical treatment should be considered.

The above is the examination of adnexitis explained by the experts. We hope that the majority of female friends will pay attention to it and find the disease and get timely examination and treatment to completely get rid of its troubles. Your health is also our greatest wish. If you have other questions, please click online consultation and senior experts will give you detailed answers.