History of STDs may increase risk of ectopic pregnancy

A woman’s history of sexually transmitted diseases will have a certain impact on her fertility, especially genital mycoplasma and chlamydia infections. In general, if the infection is limited to the urethra, vagina, and cervix and has not yet reached the fallopian tube, it will be treated in time and will not cause deformation or blockage of the fallopian tube. After recovery, it will generally not affect her reproductive function. When the infection ascends along the vagina and cervix and affects the fallopian tube and pelvic cavity, if it is not treated promptly and effectively, the disease will be prolonged and may easily lead to adhesion and deformation of the fallopian tube, or even atresia, affecting the woman’s reproductive function. If a woman’s fallopian tube is narrowed, incompletely adhered, deformed, or other lesions occur, if she becomes pregnant, the fertilized egg will be blocked in its migration to the uterine cavity, causing an ectopic pregnancy.

After the 1980s, the main infectious agents of sexually transmitted diseases were genital mycoplasma and chlamydia. The fallopian tube lesions caused by these pathogens can be called sequelae of sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, gonorrhea, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, etc. will leave sequelae or complications of varying degrees. Therefore, it is reminded that patients with sexually transmitted diseases should not be afraid of seeing a doctor, but should go to a regular hospital for systematic treatment in a timely manner, and ask their sexual partners to be treated together to avoid cross infection, so as to avoid leaving sequelae and lifelong regrets. In addition, it is best for women who have been infected with sexually transmitted diseases to have a fallopian tube examination before pregnancy to avoid ectopic pregnancy.