What are the symptoms of female pelvic inflammatory disease? There are acute and chronic types

Pelvic inflammatory disease can be acute or chronic. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease often develops quickly, and patients may experience abdominal pain, headache, fever, and a large amount of purulent secretions. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can cause fatigue, low-grade fever, irregular menstruation, ovarian dysfunction, and other symptoms. In severe cases, it can cause infertility.

Poor hygiene habits, unclean sex, sexual intercourse during menstruation, and postpartum infection can all lead to pelvic inflammatory disease. If pelvic inflammatory disease is severe, it may affect women's reproductive function. Therefore, once the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease appear, patients should go to the hospital for treatment in time. What are the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease in women?
1. What are the symptoms of female pelvic inflammatory disease?
1. Symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease: Acute pelvic inflammatory disease often develops rapidly and is severe. Patients will have symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, headache, chills, fever, etc. Examination of the lower abdomen will reveal symptoms such as tenderness and rebound pain. A large amount of purulent secretions may be found in the vagina during a gynecological examination.
2. Symptoms of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: Patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease may experience fatigue, low-grade fever and other symptoms. Due to the long duration of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, some patients may also experience neurasthenia and mental depression, especially before and after menstruation or after sexual intercourse, these symptoms may worsen. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can also cause irregular menstruation, pelvic congestion, ovarian dysfunction, and in severe cases, adhesion and blockage of the fallopian tubes, leading to infertility.
2. How to treat pelvic inflammatory disease
1. Drug treatment: Depending on the pathogen causing pelvic inflammatory disease, different antibiotics can be selected for treatment, which can be administered orally, intramuscularly or intravenously. The course of treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease must be sufficient and thorough, and combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment has better results. If the inflammation is caused by gonococcal or Chlamydia trachomatis infection, the patient should not have sex within 60 days, and the sexual partner should be examined and treated at the same time.
2. Surgical treatment: If hydrosalpinx or ovarian cysts occur, surgical treatment can be selected. In addition, if the lesion is not completely cured and inflammation recurs, surgical treatment should also be performed. For young patients, their ovarian function should be preserved as much as possible. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is generally treated with comprehensive treatment.
3. Physical therapy: Local hot compress can help promote local blood circulation in the pelvic cavity and help absorb inflammation. Ion penetration, short wave, ultra short wave and other methods can also be used for treatment.
4. Physical and mental treatment: Patients should relieve their mental burden and strengthen their confidence in recovery. Regular exercise, adequate nutrition, physical fitness, and immunity are beneficial to the treatment of inflammation. Personal hygiene should also be paid special attention to, underwear should be changed and washed frequently, and exposed to the sun frequently.