Patient's question:
Female, 56 years old. I went through menopause two years ago, but recently I've been experiencing intense itching in the external genitalia and around the vaginal opening, and the discharge has a strong odor. Please ask: What are the diagnostic criteria for hydrosalpinx?Doctor's answer:
If the amount of fluid in the fallopian tubes is relatively small, conservative treatment can be used. The treatment methods are the same as those for chronic tubo-ovarian inflammation, combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine to implement syndrome differentiation and treatment. Internal medicine and external treatment methods can be used simultaneously. Sometimes, the fluid-filled fallopian tubes are adhered to the ovaries and are interconnected with follicular cysts in the ovaries, forming tubo-ovarian cysts. If the amount of fluid in the fallopian tubes is large, or if a significant tubo-ovarian cyst has formed, conservative treatment is generally not effective, and surgical treatment should be considered. Fallopian tube fluid accumulation is often bilateral and rarely adheres to surrounding tissues. For younger patients with normal-looking ovaries, the fallopian tubes can be removed along with the adhesions, while preserving the ovaries.