Nerves Vesical Inferior

Bladder nerves (or pudendal nerves) are paired sympathetic nerve fibers located on both sides of the bladder in the thickness of its wall to the anterior wall of the vagina or prostate gland. There are pelvic inferior vesical nerves, as well as inferior vesicopelvic (bulbar) nerves. These are important nerve structures in women that participate in the endocrine system and perform a number of other important functions. Normally, the bladder is small in size, but when the receptors inside it are irritated, the smooth muscles of the organ contract. After this, the nervous system receives signals that the reservoir is empty, and other muscles relax in order to remove urine.

For a woman, the inferior vesical nerves play an important role in regulating the menstrual cycle, reproductive functions, erection, bladder emptying and much more. When nerves are damaged, many problems can occur. Sometimes unexpected uterine bleeding occurs. This often occurs when the rectouterine nerve, which joins the inferior cystic artery and lies below the bladder, is torn. This injury usually occurs as a result of childbirth. The bladder can also rupture, causing bleeding and other dangerous problems.

Cauda equina syndrome is another condition that can be caused by rupture of the inferior vesical nerves after or during childbirth. More serious damage can also occur, such as a spinal cord infarction, causing weakness in the legs.