How is pelvic peritonitis spread?

Many patients are worried that pelvic peritonitis is contagious and want to know how it is transmitted. In fact, pelvic peritonitis is not a contagious disease and is not contagious. So, what factors are likely to cause pelvic peritonitis? Next, a gynecologist gave a detailed introduction for everyone.

Experts say that pelvic peritonitis is not contagious to husbands or other relatives. The disease is usually not transmitted through the route of infection. Pelvic peritonitis is caused by the spread of inflammation of the external genitalia, or by inflammation of adjacent organs or infection in other parts of the body. Bacteria often enter the pelvic cavity during menstruation, abortion, childbirth, or through the wounds of various reproductive tract surgeries, causing inflammation.

■What factors are related to the etiology of pelvic peritonitis:

1. Poor personal hygiene. Using unclean sanitary napkins and panty liners during menstruation, often wearing tight clothes, and frequently going in and out of public bathrooms or swimming pools may also cause bacterial infection, causing acute pelvic peritonitis in women.

2. Widespread use of intrauterine devices. Previous examinations have shown that people who use intrauterine devices have a 2-4 times higher risk of disease than those who do not use them. However, there are also cases where the risk is as high as 15 times.

3. Postpartum infection and post-abortion infection. If women do not pay attention to hygiene when undergoing gynecological surgery, artificial abortion, intrauterine device insertion or other birth control surgeries, they may also suffer from bacterial infection and cause acute pelvic peritonitis.

4. Not enough attention is paid to aseptic operation before and during certain minor gynecological surgeries.

5. Unclean sexual intercourse or sexual intercourse during menstruation, etc. The reason is that sexual activity is closely related to pelvic peritonitis.