What are the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease mainly refers to inflammation of the female internal reproductive system. The female reproductive system can be divided into external genitalia and internal genitalia. For example, the genitalia in the picture mainly include the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. From the cross-sectional diagram, it can be seen that the uterus is located in the pelvic cavity, with the bladder in front and the rectum behind. So what are the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease?

Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease:

1. Rapid heart rate, fever, and a large amount of purulent vaginal discharge. When the condition is serious, there may be high fever, headache, chills, loss of appetite, a large amount of yellow and leucorrhea, lower abdominal pain, tenderness, back pain, etc.; nausea, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.; When an abscess is formed, a lower abdominal mass and local compression and irritation symptoms may appear. The mass is located in front of urination, urination frequency, urination pain, etc., and the mass located in the back may cause diarrhea.

2. The special structure of the genitals The exposed part of the female external genitalia has an opening, which is connected to the genitals hidden in the pelvic cavity. Pathogens can easily infect directly or indirectly, causing pelvic inflammatory disease. The natural defense mechanism of the female genitals can be easily destroyed by factors such as menstruation, childbirth, gynecological surgery, excessive unclean sexual activities, and bad hygiene habits.

3. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, systemic symptoms sometimes include low fever, fatigue, and some patients experience neurasthenia symptoms, such as insomnia, depression, and general discomfort. Lower abdominal swelling, pain, and lumbar pain usually worsen after fatigue, sexual intercourse, and before and after menstruation. Due to chronic inflammation, pelvic congestion, menorrhagia, ovarian function damage, and fallopian tube adhesions and obstruction can lead to infertility.

4. People who have too frequent sex and homosexuals are prone to pelvic inflammatory disease. If sexual relations are chaotic, cross-infection will cause some specific diseases to be widely spread through sexual behavior, and the incidence of specific pelvic inflammatory disease will also be relatively high. Nosocomial infection The large or long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the use of corticosteroids and antimetabolites, the increased intensity of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, various gynecological surgeries and family planning surgeries will all cause pelvic infection due to the patient's reduced defense ability.