Patient's question:
A week ago, when I had an ultrasound, the doctor said I had thick accumulated fluid in my pelvis. I had just become pregnant and was told that if I wanted to keep the baby, I would need to take measures to support the pregnancy. Will the pelvic effusion affect the fetus?Doctor's answer:
Pelvic effusion needs to be examined for the cause that triggers it. Physiological pelvic effusion often occurs in women after menopause or in early pregnancy and can usually disappear naturally. Such minimal pelvic effusion does not interfere with conception or the fetus. Pelvic effusion caused by acute or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or adnexitis is often accompanied by lower abdominal pain (unilateral or bilateral), lumbosacral pain, lower back pain and a sense of heaviness, lower abdominal distension and pain, and lower back pain. The patient feels very uncomfortable and should be actively treated immediately until the effusion resolves.