What are the causes of pelvic peritonitis?

Some women ask, I usually pay attention to hygiene, why do I get pelvic peritonitis? Because the female reproductive system is completely separated from the urinary system. The outside of the reproductive system is connected to the outside world through the vaginal opening, and the inside is connected to the pelvic and abdominal cavities through the fallopian tube opening. On the one hand, the vaginal opening is large, and it is easy for external bacteria to enter and induce inflammation. On the other hand, there are many pathogenic bacteria in the vagina itself. When the immunity is good, everyone is safe and sound, but when the immunity is reduced, these pathogenic bacteria will stir up trouble and cause inflammation. There are four main causes of pelvic peritonitis:

1. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation: During menstruation, the endometrium is exfoliated, the blood sinuses in the uterine cavity are open, and there are blood clots, which are good conditions for bacteria to grow. If you do not pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, use sanitary napkins or toilet paper that do not meet the hygiene standards, or have sex, it will provide bacteria with opportunities for retrograde infection, leading to pelvic peritonitis.

2. Postpartum or post-abortion infection: The patient is weak after childbirth or miscarriage, and the cervical opening has not yet closed well after dilation. At this time, the bacteria in the vagina and cervix may ascend and infect the pelvic cavity.

3. Infection after gynecological surgery: If the disinfection is not strict or there is chronic inflammation of the reproductive system during artificial abortion, IUD insertion or removal, fallopian tube intubation, salpingography, endometrial polyp removal, or submucosal uterine myoma removal, it is possible to cause postoperative infection. Some patients do not pay attention to personal hygiene after surgery, or do not follow the doctor's advice after surgery and resume sexual life too early, which can also cause bacterial infection and cause pelvic peritonitis.

4. Spread of inflammation to adjacent organs: The most common occurrence is when appendicitis and peritonitis occur. Since they are adjacent to the female internal reproductive organs, inflammation can spread directly and cause inflammation of the female pelvic peritoneum. When suffering from chronic cervicitis, inflammation can also spread through the lymphatic circulation and cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation.