Symptoms of adnexitis

There are two major categories of uterine adnexitis: acute uterine adnexitis and chronic uterine adnexitis. The symptoms of each type of uterine adnexitis are different. According to different symptoms, patients will choose different treatments. Understanding the symptoms of uterine adnexitis can make treatment easier. So what are the symptoms of uterine adnexitis? Let me tell you below.

Symptoms of chronic adnexitis:

Chronic inflammation recurs and lasts for a long time, causing pelvic congestion, connective tissue fibrosis, and adhesions of pelvic organs. The symptoms of chronic adnexitis in patients include lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbosacral pain, which often worsen during menstruation or after fatigue. During gynecological examination, there is tenderness, thickening, or tender masses in the bilateral or unilateral adnexal area, and the number of white blood cells is increased or normal. Chronic adnexitis has varying degrees of abdominal pain. Chronic inflammation recurs and lasts for a long time, causing pelvic congestion, connective tissue fibrosis, and adhesions of pelvic organs. Patients experience symptoms such as lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbosacral pain, which are sometimes light and sometimes heavy, accompanied by increased leucorrhea, back pain, and menstrual disorders, which often worsen during menstruation or after fatigue. During gynecological examination, there is tenderness, thickening, or tender masses in the bilateral or unilateral adnexal area, and the number of white blood cells is increased or normal.

Symptoms of acute adnexitis:

The symptoms of acute uterine adnexitis are obvious, such as fever, chills, and severe pain in the lower abdomen. The symptoms of chronic uterine adnexitis include abdominal pain of varying degrees, or a feeling of distension and pulling in the lower abdomen, which may be mild or severe, accompanied by increased leucorrhea, back pain, and menstrual disorders. If you can persist in acupuncture, physical therapy, laser, and Chinese and Western medicine treatments, so that the disease does not recur, and adhesions of the fallopian tube lumen are avoided, you can still get pregnant and give birth. The symptoms of women suffering from this disease are more obvious. Sick women will suddenly have fever, chills, and severe pain in the lower abdomen. Patients have high fever at the onset of the disease, 39-40℃, and may have chills or chills, followed by irregular remittent fever.

It is worth noting that some symptoms of adnexitis are not very obvious sometimes, but because the fallopian tubes and ovaries are adjacent, it is difficult to distinguish when inflammation occurs. Especially chronic inflammation of the fallopian tubes, over time, can lead to fibrosis, thickening and obstruction of the fallopian tubes, and can also adhere to surrounding tissues. If both ends of the fallopian tubes are blocked, hydrosalpinx can form, and the accumulated water will penetrate into the ovaries that are adhered together, forming a fallopian tube cyst. This is the main cause of post-marital infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

Extended reading: How harmful is adnexitis?

1) Cause infertility: Chronic salpingitis that is not cured for a long time can cause adhesion of the mucosa in the fallopian tube, resulting in blockage of the fallopian tube. When the fimbria of the fallopian tube adheres due to inflammation, hydrosalpinx may occur, leading to secondary infertility.

2) Leading to ectopic pregnancy: If chronic salpingitis causes incomplete blockage of the fallopian tube lumen, it is very likely to increase the chance of ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy).

3) Loss of ovarian function: The real disastrous consequence of adnexitis is that the ovaries cannot perform their normal physiological functions. The ovaries are one of the most important sexual organs that distinguish women from men. Adnexitis can not only make women infertile, weaken and disappear their secondary sexual characteristics, but also directly cause endocrine disorders, lead to skin aging, and steal women's beautiful faces.

4) Other hidden dangers: When the fimbria of the fallopian tube adheres due to inflammation, water, fluid, or pus may also accumulate in the fallopian tube, hindering the normal operation of sperm, eggs, or fertilized eggs, but the patient may not have obvious symptoms.