Methods to diagnose hydrosalpinx

Hydrosalpinx is usually caused by injured tube from infections but the typical causes of it bacteria, which can hide in our body for years and destroy the delicate fimbria gradually and slowly. Diseases such as endometriosis sometimes are associated with it. When injured, our body will make inflammatory cells rush into the injured part, thus inflammation and late treatment will lead to loss of the fimbria and closure of the tube. The two fallopian tubes are usually infected by bacteria easily, and even though a hydrosalpinx can be one-sided, the other tube on the opposite side is often abnormal, which makes it a chief killer of female infertility. Therefore, it should be diagnosed as soon as possible.

 

At present we have three methods that can used to diagnose it, including HSG, ultrasound diagnosis and laparoscopy.

 

Hysterosalpingogram(HSG)
 

The (HSG) is a procedure in which dye is placed into the uterus and fallopian tubes through the cervix.  An x-ray test is done in the first 10 days of each month. If the fallopian tubes are filled with fluid, it appears as a large-sausage-shaped dilation of the tubes. HSG is the simplest and the most reliable test.

 

Ultrasound Diagnosis

 

It uses sound waves to image the tubes, and is safer and more comfortable than HSG. A normal fallopian tube is usually not visible and a hydrosalpinx appears as a characteristic sausage-shaped fluid collection between the ovary and fallopian tube. The wall of the hydrosalpinx is often thick and flat. It provides a quick and painless screen of the pelvic organs.

 

 

Laparoscopy

 

Laparoscopy involves the use of a small camera which is inserted through the belly button. Doctors will be able to observe pelvic organs on a television screen. Laparoscopy is the most standard test for hydrosalpinx, as it provides the best view of anatomy.

 

But the three methods mentioned above are not 100% accurate, and sometimes they can be misleading and miss significant tubal disease, and sometimes, they may show abnormal results when the tubes are in fact quite normal. Hence, we should ask our doctor to do the exams as carefully as they can. Once, confirmed, we should receive treatment and take some medicine such as Fuyan pill to make ourselves recover from it.

Compared with surgeries, drug treatment is more suitable in curing hydrosalpinx

Fallopian tubes are relatively fragile organs, and they are prone to causing various diseases, among which salpingitis is common seen. The clinical researches prove that hydrosalpinx caused by chronic salpingitis occupies a large proportion of infertile women.

 

The hazards of hydrosalpinx are not only reflected in infertility, but also in the probability in increasing ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, the treatment of hydrosalpinx is very important. 

 

Surgical treatment of hydrosalpinx: the common method is not necessarily the better choice

 

Surgeries were recommended to many patients who were diagnosed with hydrosalpinx. However, the effect of surgical treatment is not very ideal. According to years of clinical observation, the recurrence rate of hydrosalpinx is relatively high after surgeries. Besides, the surgery itself would cause some damage to patients. So, in recent years, the surgical methods have gradually transformed into drug treatment.

 

Drug treatment of hydrosalpinx: traditional Chinese medicine tackles the disease more thoroughly 

 

Referring to drug treatment, many people will think of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.

 

Western medicine is adopted by a lot of hydrosalpinx patients. It mainly eliminates the stagnant water by using anti-inflammatory and antidotal medications. However, a single kind of western medicine usually has no significant effect. So the disease is always treated with a variety of drugs, which is not only troublesome, but also not very effective. Based on this fact, traditional Chinese medicine is recommended.

 

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that, when there is heat, dampness, toxic materials and blood stasis in the lower energizer, hydrosalpinx is likely to occur. So, the treatment requires medicines which contain the effects of clearing away heat, eliminating toxic materials, removing dampness, and so on.

 

After continuous improvement of ancient prescriptions, Fuyan Pill works well in eradicating hydrosalpinx. With the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, eliminating toxic materials, removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, Fuyan Pill can radically cure hydrosalpinx.

 

Which is better for curing hydrosalpinx, surgeries or drugs?

 

In comparison with surgeries, drug therapy is safer. But drug treatment also has some limitations. It is generally applied into cases where the patients have fertility requirements. For patients who are suffering from tubal ovarian cysts, surgical treatment is recommended. And after the surgery, medicines such as Fuyan Pill can be taken for the consolidation.

 

In a word, when curing hydrosalpinx, patients should make decisions based on their own circumstances.