Does pelvic effusion affect the fetus?

Does pelvic effusion affect the fetus? This is a question that many female friends ask doctors when they find pelvic effusion when they go to the hospital for a prenatal checkup after they become pregnant. Generally speaking, pelvic effusion will not affect the fetus. However, although pelvic effusion has no effect on the fetus, pathological pelvic effusion should also be observed to prevent other diseases caused by pathological pelvic effusion from affecting the fetus.

Most pelvic effusions are caused by inflammation. Therefore, if you find pelvic effusion after pregnancy, you cannot make a blind judgment. You should go to the hospital's gynecology department for examination to identify it. Whether it will affect the fetus mainly depends on the amount, nature and cause of the effusion.

Pelvic effusion found after pregnancy depends on what kind of pelvic effusion it is. Pathological pelvic effusion: Pathological gynecological pelvic effusion is mostly caused by pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis or endometriosis. In clinical practice, most women's pelvic effusion is caused by inflammation, which is the presence of inflammatory exudate in the pelvis. If it is not treated, it can grow slowly. If it is too large, it is not easy to eliminate it with conservative treatment. If it is actively treated symptomatically, the pelvic effusion will disappear quickly.

Physiological pelvic effusion: Some normal women will have a small amount of blood accumulated in the pelvis during menstruation, ovulation and early pregnancy, forming pelvic effusion. The liquid in such pelvic effusion is generally small, will be gradually absorbed, and most of it will disappear naturally, so there is no need to treat it or worry about it.

Female friends with pelvic effusion will have the following symptoms: bilateral or unilateral lower abdominal pain, lumbosacral pain, low back pain, lower abdominal distension, pain, low back pain, etc., or due to long-term standing, overwork, sexual intercourse, or premenstrual aggravation, severe cases affect work. Or lower abdominal pain, or increased leucorrhea, menstrual disorders, heavy menstrual blood, dysmenorrhea, and sexual discomfort.