What are the common symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease?

Acute pelvic inflammatory disease is more common after childbirth and abortion, after pelvic surgery, poor menstrual hygiene, direct spread of inflammation in adjacent organs, acute development of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is often caused by failure to completely treat acute pelvic inflammatory disease or poor physical condition of the patient, prolonged course of disease, or direct chronic inflammation without acute inflammatory process.

The symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease mainly include the following aspects:

1. Lower abdominal pain: It is one of the most common symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease. The pain can range from mild discomfort to severe pain and may worsen during menstruation.

2. Abnormal leucorrhea: Pelvic inflammatory disease causes inflammation of the vagina and endometrium, which may cause increased leucorrhea volume, color changes, and odor.

3. Pain during sexual intercourse: Pelvic inflammatory disease causes inflammation and congestion of the pelvic organs, which may lead to pain and discomfort during sexual intercourse.

4. Frequent urination: When pelvic inflammatory disease spreads to the tissues around the urethra, it may cause frequent urination, urgency, and a burning sensation in the urethra.

5. Lower abdominal mass: In some cases, patients may experience symptoms of a lower abdominal mass.

Some patients may also experience low-grade fever, neurasthenia, fatigue, etc. Low-grade fever is more common in patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease, while patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease usually do not have fever or the fever is not too high. Neurasthenia symptoms such as insomnia, lack of energy, and general discomfort may also occur.