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What is hydrosalphinx?How dangerous is it?
I have diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and my USG report also says that there is a possibility of hydrosalphinx. I have also done an HSG test that shows no blockage in the fallopian tubes. But I suffer from a chronic pain in the lower abdomen and it also feels heavy.I also have heavy menstrual periods with big blood clots and severe menstrual cramps.I want to know what could be the exact cause of this abdominal pain?And if an HSG test can fail to detect hydrosalphinx?
First of all thanks a lot for your help..I have an anechoic cyst in my left ovaruy and several beaded cysts in the right ovary..I have heavy menstrual periods with big clots..my doc suspected that it may be because of endometriosis and asked me for a laparoscopic surgery..I am 23 years old and have been married recently...I am planning to get pregnant in next 2-3 years..just wanted to know that if there any chances of my physical conditions getting worse by then? And I also want to know the cause of this cronic pain and ways to get rid of it..
A hydrosalpinx is a distally blocked fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid. The blocked tube may become substantially distended giving the tube a characteristic sausage-like or retort-like shape. The condition is often bilateral and the affected tubes may reach several centimeters in diameter. The blocked tubes cause infertility.
A fallopian tube filled with blood is a hematosalpinx, and with pus a pyosalpinx.
Symptoms
Symptoms can vary. Some patients have lower often recurring abdominal pain or pelvic pain, while others may be asymptomatic. As tubal function is impeded, infertility is a common symptom. Patients who are not trying to get pregnant and have no pain, may go undetected.
IUDs, endometriosis, and abdominal surgery sometimes are associated with the problem. As a reaction to injury, the body rushes inflammatory cells into the area, and inflammation and later healing result in loss of the fimbria and closure of the tube. These infections usually affect both fallopian tubes, and although a hydrosalpinx can be one-sided, the other tube on the opposite side is often abnormal. By the time it is detected, the tubal fluid usually is sterile, and does not contain an active infection
Do you have any cysts? Any chance it could also be endometriosis?
A fallopian tube filled with blood is a hematosalpinx, and with pus a pyosalpinx.
Symptoms
Symptoms can vary. Some patients have lower often recurring abdominal pain or pelvic pain, while others may be asymptomatic. As tubal function is impeded, infertility is a common symptom. Patients who are not trying to get pregnant and have no pain, may go undetected.
IUDs, endometriosis, and abdominal surgery sometimes are associated with the problem. As a reaction to injury, the body rushes inflammatory cells into the area, and inflammation and later healing result in loss of the fimbria and closure of the tube. These infections usually affect both fallopian tubes, and although a hydrosalpinx can be one-sided, the other tube on the opposite side is often abnormal. By the time it is detected, the tubal fluid usually is sterile, and does not contain an active infection
Do you have any cysts? Any chance it could also be endometriosis?
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