What causes pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth?

Postpartum is an important recovery period for women. During this period, because women have consumed physical energy during childbirth, their bodies are relatively weak and their resistance is very low. Therefore, this period is also prone to many diseases, pelvic inflammatory disease is one of them. So, what are the causes of pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth? In fact, there are several reasons for pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth, which are introduced in detail below.

First, 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 and lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

Secondly, infection after delivery or abortion: The patient is weak after delivery or miscarriage, and the cervical opening has not been well closed after dilation. At this time, the bacteria in the vagina and cervix may ascend and infect the pelvic cavity.

Second, 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 myomectomy, it may cause postoperative infection. Some patients do not pay attention to personal hygiene after surgery, or do not follow the doctor's advice and resume sexual life too early, which can also cause bacteria to ascend and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

Finally, the spread of inflammation to adjacent organs: the most common occurrence is appendicitis and peritonitis, which are adjacent to the female internal reproductive organs, and inflammation can spread directly to cause female pelvic inflammation. In chronic cervicitis, inflammation can also spread through the lymphatic circulation to cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation.

It should be reminded that women who suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth should receive timely treatment, because many women need to breastfeed after childbirth. Treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease is very important. You must choose a regular professional hospital and use medications safely under the guidance of a doctor. Try not to affect breastfeeding. During treatment, you must pay attention to personal hygiene and diet conditioning.