Understand the harm of pelvic inflammatory disease to women

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease. Understanding the common dangers of pelvic inflammatory disease can help women establish awareness and reduce physical and mental damage through preventive measures.

1. Chronic pelvic pain

Pelvic inflammatory disease usually starts with an acute attack. About 20% of patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease have chronic pelvic pain 4-8 weeks after the attack, which mainly manifests as lower abdominal distension, pain and lumbar pain. When the attack occurs more than 3 times, the chance of developing chronic pelvic pain increases by 67%.

2. Cause ectopic pregnancy

Long-term attacks of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can lead to adhesion and blockage of the fallopian tube, narrowing or occlusion of the tube lumen, making it impossible for the fertilized egg to implant normally in the uterus and causing ectopic pregnancy. According to statistics, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy after pelvic inflammatory disease is 8-10 times that of normal women.

3. Affecting the couple’s life

Pelvic inflammatory disease recurs frequently and is difficult to cure completely. Patients are prone to negative emotions such as anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., which may lead to sexual indifference, inharmonious marital life, and may also affect the relationship between husband and wife.

4. Female amenorrhea

Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease often manifests as bilateral salpingitis. Over time, it can lead to partial or complete closure of the section of the fallopian tube that receives the egg, thus causing amenorrhea in women.