The normal width of a woman’s pubic symphysis is usually about 4 to 5 millimeters. However, it can widen by 2 to 3 millimeters and usually does not exceed 10 millimeters when a woman gives birth vaginally.
The pubic symphysis has a very important physiological role for women, and it plays a decisive role when a woman needs to have a baby vaginally. During pregnancy and childbirth, women can develop pubic symphysis arthritis, an aseptic inflammatory condition usually caused by impaired blood circulation.
A pubic symphysis separation is clinically diagnosed if the width of the pubic symphysis is greater than 10 millimeters. When pubic symphysis separation or pubic symphysis arthritis occurs, it is necessary to go to the hospital immediately to receive regular examination and treatment according to the examination results.