Influence of vertebral hernia on reproductive function

The intervertebral, otherwise intervertebral hernia, is a disease in which there is a mechanical damage to the intervertebral disc as a crack, and then in the fibrous rings of the disc and hernial canal, with subsequent swelling beyond the disk of the pulpous nucleus. With a small amount of bulging( up to 4 mm) and no damage to the capsule, the disc is said to protrusion of the intervertebral disc. And if the capsule of the disk is damaged, the soft part of the disc is swollen beyond its limits, more than 4 mm, the talk is about the intervertebral hernia. The influence of the intervertebral hernia on reproductive activity is really great and this applies to young girls.

How the intervertebral hernia affects the reproductive function of

Modern specialists everywhere declare the development of severe degenerative diseases of the spine in young people, including girls and young women. It is caused by hereditary predisposition, reduced physical activity, changing the nature of workloads, changing the diet of a modern person, the ease of buying a personal car, etc.

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Degenerative diseases of the spine, such as osteochondrosis, scoliosis, intervertebral hernia, have a special effect on the health of girls, and alsoWomen in the childbearing period.

The presence of an intervertebral hernia in the lumbosacral spine can cause a change in the function of the pelvic organs, even before the development of chronic ailments, including some organs of the reproductive system. As a result of compression( or infringement) of the roots of the spinal cord, there is a violation of innervation, leading to a change in blood supply in the internal organs, in the organs of the small pelvis stagnation, and they, in turn, often lead to the onset of chronic inflammatory diseases of the female sexual sphere( salpingitis, Endometritis, adnexitis, benign neoplasms of the uterus, as well as appendages).

Many experienced obstetricians-gynecologists often refer patients suffering from infertility, menstrual irregularities, chronic miscarriages of pregnancy to the vertebrologist. And in most cases, patients identify any changes in the lumbosacral spine, including the presence of an intervertebral hernia.

If the girl is planning a pregnancy, while you feel pain in the lumbosacral area, numbness of the lower limbs, as well as toes, muscle cramps in the legs, you should consult a specialist vertebroneurologist. Treatment of intervertebral hernia helps to eliminate the causes of infertility. Also, treatment of this disease will avoid the threat of miscarriage and various complications of pregnancy, both for mother and child. It will make it possible to plan the method of delivery, to prevent complications in childbirth.