What is the cause of pelvic inflammatory disease?

What are the causes of pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease caused by one or more pathogens. Its causes are relatively complex, mainly including: not paying attention to personal hygiene, postpartum infection, improper postoperative care, low immunity, etc. The spread of menstrual infection and inflammation of surrounding organs are also high-risk factors for pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic inflammatory disease mainly refers to inflammation of the female pelvic reproductive organs, pelvic peritoneum and connective tissue around the uterus. It is a general term for diseases that can be clinically divided into two different types: acute and chronic. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease is rapid in onset and serious, with symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease has a long course, is difficult to treat, and is prone to recurrence.

The occurrence of pelvic inflammatory disease is related to the following factors: not paying attention to personal hygiene, puerperal infection, improper care after gynecological surgery, unclean sexual life, malnutrition, low immunity, menstrual infection, etc. In addition to primary pelvic inflammatory disease, there are a few secondary pelvic inflammatory diseases, which are mainly due to the spread of inflammation of tissues and organs around the pelvis. The more common ones include appendicitis, peritonitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, etc.

Pelvic inflammatory disease is usually caused by infection with more than one pathogen and can be spread through the blood or lymphocytes. The inflammation of pelvic organs and tissues is not isolated, but affects each other. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease must be treated as soon as possible, and the course of treatment must be sufficient to ensure that the pathogens are completely killed. If acute pelvic inflammatory disease is not thoroughly treated, the disease will slowly evolve into chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. The continued development of inflammation will affect more tissues and organs, form adhesions between tissues, increase the difficulty of treatment, and easily recur, seriously affecting the function of the reproductive system and even leading to infertility.