How much pelvic fluid is normal?

Pelvic effusion is clinically divided into two types: one is physiological, and the factors that lead to this pelvic effusion are mostly related to the menstrual cycle; the other is pathological, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis and other gynecological inflammations, which can easily cause the occurrence of pelvic effusion. However, no matter what causes the pelvic effusion, as long as it is within normal values, there is no need for treatment.

Therefore, in order to know whether your pelvic effusion needs treatment, you first need to understand how much pelvic effusion is normal. If it is caused by gynecological inflammation and the effusion exceeds the normal value, then correct treatment is required.

The normal value of pelvic effusion should be less than 10MM. Physiological pelvic effusion is less than 10 mm. During a woman's menstrual period and a few days after her menstrual period, some menstrual blood may flow back along the fallopian tubes into the pelvic cavity, and a small amount of fluid will be seen on ultrasound. Or after ovulation, the follicular fluid will flow into the pelvic cavity along with the ruptured follicle. The amount is generally very small, and a slightly larger amount in a few cases can be seen under ultrasound. Both of these can disappear naturally and do not require treatment or cause harm to the body.

If the pelvic effusion exceeds 10 mm, it is mostly pathological pelvic effusion. At this time, pelvic effusion is more serious. Most pelvic effusions are caused by exudate from chronic pelvic inflammation. If there are chronic infection lesions, it may be an inflammation of the gynecological system such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, endometriosis, ovary, and fallopian tube. It may also be caused by tuberculosis or tumors. In a few cases, it is caused by ruptured ectopic pregnancy, corpus luteum rupture, pelvic abscess, chocolate cyst, and ovarian malignant tumor.

After understanding how much pelvic effusion is normal, we will also teach you how to judge whether it is physiological pelvic effusion or pathological, because pathological pelvic effusion is usually accompanied by some typical symptoms, such as lower abdominal pain, feeling of heaviness, etc. These are symptoms of pathological pelvic effusion. You can make a judgment based on your own symptoms.