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Hematometra Pictures: Blood Trapping By The Uterus

Ultrasound of a Uterus with Hematometra the darkened area is the entrapped blood Ultrasound of Hematometra Ultrasound of the Uterus with Hematometra and Scarring that is Responsible for the Blood Entrapment Thicker Uterine Scar show in the Mid-Uterus of a Woman with Hematometra Not only Blood But Clots Shown Within The Uterus that Has the Blood Trapped, also called Hematometra Measurements of the Hematometra Blood Within the Uterus Shown In the Other Direction If you have had an endometrial ablation and have developed symptoms of pelvic pain you might have post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is post-endometrial ablation syndrome? Well, gynos not always sure, but many women who do not have complete success in eliminating the lining tissue from the uterus may have some inadvertent consequences of the persistent menstrual bleeding on a cyclic basis. Remember the process of having an endometrial ablation does not change your hormones and the cycles ...

When the Uterus Becomes a Blood Trap: More than Just Ablations Cause this

Blood trap is not a gyno term, hematometra is. Pain, old dark, not the best smelling menstrual blood are both signs of this relatively uncommon problem. If a young woman has vaginal tract abnormalities that cause blood to back within the vagina, before backing up with in the uterus, the term is hematocolpos. If the fallopian tube (tubes) is dialated with blood as well, the term is hematosalpinx. Many causes of this hematometra, or blood trap are due to infections, usually an infection of the cervix, but it may have been the whole uterus. Other causes are scaring, prior surgeries such as endometrial ablations (not a common cause of this), Ascherman's syndrome with scaring in side the uterus itself, tumors of the cervix, or even some cases due to radiation treatments after cancers. New guidelines about less frequent papsmears do not apply to women with abnormal bleeding and it would be important to have an annual exam if irregular bleeding is occuring to rule out uterine or cervic...