What is pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a general term for inflammation of the female pelvic genital organs, mainly referring to inflammation of the female pelvic reproductive organs, connective tissue around the uterus and pelvic peritoneum. According to the inflammation, it can be divided into acute pelvic inflammatory disease and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease.

Common causes of female pelvic inflammatory disease are infection, such as infection after childbirth or abortion, infection after gynecological surgery, external bacterial infection, etc. Women are physically weak during gynecological surgeries such as artificial abortion, upper and lower rings, and myomectomy. After the cervix is ​​dilated, the vagina or cervical bacteria may be infected with pelvic inflammatory disease. Postoperative infection may also be caused by lax disinfection or chronic inflammation. If female friends do not pay attention to personal hygiene after gynecological surgery, or have sex early, it may cause bacterial infection and pelvic inflammatory disease.

Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease

1. Common symptoms: lower abdominal pain, fever, increased vaginal discharge. The abdominal pain is persistent and worsens with activity or sexual intercourse.

2. Severe symptoms: If the condition is severe, chills, high fever, headache and loss of appetite may occur.

3. Menstrual symptoms: If the disease occurs during menstruation, the menstrual volume may increase and the menstrual period may be prolonged.

4. Digestive system symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, etc., may be manifestations of peritonitis.

5. Symptoms of dysuria, frequent urination, and painful urination, as well as bladder irritation: If pelvic inflammatory disease forms a pelvic abscess, lower abdominal masses and local compression and irritation symptoms may appear. Symptoms of bladder irritation may appear in front of the uterus, such as dysuria, frequent urination, and painful urination if cystitis occurs.

6. Diarrhea, difficulty in defecation, and rectal irritation symptoms: If there is diarrhea and difficulty in defecation outside the peritoneum, and the mass is located behind the uterus, rectal irritation symptoms may occur.