One of the most common complaints of pregnant women is the n

One of the most common complaints of pregnant women is the need to urinate often. Explain this, considering the arrangement of the pelvic organs.

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The extra blood flow makes her kidneys produce up to 25% more urine soon after conception. This increased urine production peaks by about 9 to 16 weeks of thepregnancy, then settles down. Passing urine frequently can also be influenced by pressure on the woman\'s bladder from her growing uterus.

As the baby grows all of the woman\'s organs get either pushed up closer to the rib cage or pushed down near the pelvic bone, one of them is the bladder. The more the baby grows the less space the bladder has to expand, resulting with it becoming full quicker.In the last months of pregnancy, the urge to go frequently will come calling again. The baby will drop lower in the pelvis in preparation for delivery, which puts pressure on your bladder.

The physiological changes occurring during pregnancy and the processes of childbirth have a detrimental effect on the structure and function of the muscles, nerves and fascial tissues (connective tissue) that make up the pelvic floor complex.As the baby grows, the weight of the baby and the gravid uterus (pregnant uterus) produce anatomical changes to the bladder and urethra. Studies using ultrasound imaging techniques have shown that the angle between the bladder neck and the urethra increases, producing an increased opening of the bladder neck. There is also an increased mobility of the bladder due to the hormonal changes of pregnancy which also affect the pelvic floor complex.