What are the complications of chronic pelvic peritonitis?

Pelvic peritonitis is a common gynecological disease. It is a group of diseases caused by inflammation of the female upper reproductive tract. Its symptoms are mostly pain. If not treated in time, it can easily cause a large number of gynecological diseases. It can be seen that the harm of pelvic peritonitis is great. So let me introduce to you what are the harms of pelvic peritonitis?

1. Infertility:

The biggest harm of pelvic peritonitis is infertility. Inflammation of any part of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries or surrounding tissues in the pelvic cavity, including the pelvic peritoneum, can cause infertility. When acute inflammation is not completely treated and turns into chronic inflammation, or when pelvic peritonitis is not treated in time and becomes chronic, it often causes infertility.

2. Kidney disease:

Because the pelvic connective tissue is connected to the retroperitoneal connective tissue and can reach around the kidneys, if acute pelvic connective tissue inflammation is not treated, the inflammation can not only spread to the fallopian tubes, pelvic peritoneum and other tissues and organs, causing pelvic abscesses, but can also spread upwards and lead to perirenal abscesses.

3. Mental and psychological impact:

Chronic inflammation can affect normal work and life as well as physical and mental health due to its long-term treatment and repeated attacks.

4. Septic shock:

In cases where the infection is more serious, the pathogens will multiply rapidly in the body. These bacteria will secrete large amounts of toxins, which will circulate throughout the body through the blood and quickly cause the body to respond. This is also one of the causes of septic shock.

5. Ectopic pregnancy:

Chronic salpingitis is the most common factor that interferes with the normal functioning of the fertilized egg and is the common and main cause of tubal pregnancy. It has been reported abroad that pelvic peritonitis can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy by 2.7 times.

6. Impact on the couple’s life:

Pelvic peritonitis often recurs and is long-lasting, causing patients to experience negative emotions such as anxiety, irritability, depression, sexual apathy, and sexual aversion, affecting their sexual life.