The uterine artery (lat. arteria uterina) is an artery that supplies blood to the uterus and its appendages - the fallopian tubes and ovaries in women.
The uterine artery of the urethra is richly vascularized and connects with the lateral and deep branches of the abdominal aorta, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of the abdominal cavity. Numerous branches also extend from the artery, feeding the uterine portal. The vaginal veins are supplied by these branches and the uterine vein, formed from the connections of the spinous and branched branches of the uterus.
The main properties of arteries: strength, elasticity and instability to stretching and deformation during pregnancy. With pathological processes in the wall of the artery, its dissection or tears occur. Microfocal lesions of the artery wall during subsequent intrauterine development of the fetus lead to chronic fetoplacental insufficiency and, as a consequence, to dystrophic damage to the nuclei and organs of the unborn child.
This often happens due to complete or partial obstruction of the pelvic membrane of the uterine artery, which leads to disruption of the nutrition of the endometrium and the development of the inflammatory process. Also, the appearance of acute diseases of the reproductive system at the beginning of pregnancy (gonorrhea, adnexitis), including chronic endometritis, uterine infantilism, contributes to the appearance of such symptoms. Pathological loss of pregnancy entails oxygen starvation of the mother’s body, and also negatively affects the condition of premature and weakened children. Therefore, it is important to reliably diagnose uterine disease and its consequences for the fetus before 29 weeks, followed by dynamic observation by a gynecologist and correction of treatment.