Symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease. Its occurrence seriously affects the health of patients. There are many female friends suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disease brings great harm to the health of female friends. In order to avoid suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, we need to understand some early symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease and make timely treatment.

Early symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease:

The early symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease are: the disease is relatively sudden and the condition is relatively serious, and lower abdominal pain, fever, chills, headache, and loss of appetite may be found. During the examination, the patient was found to be acutely ill, with high body temperature, fast heart rate, muscle tension, tenderness and rebound pain in the lower abdomen. Pelvic examination: There is a large amount of purulent secretions in the vagina, prominent tenderness in the vault, tenderness and rebound pain in the uterus and bilateral appendages, or thickening of one side of the appendages. The symptoms of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease are: slow onset and long course of disease. Most systemic symptoms are not prominent, and there may be low fever, fatigue, and lower abdominal pain. During the examination, it was found that the uterus is often posterior, limited in movement, or adherent and fixed.

Acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can be diagnosed based on the patient's medical history, the initial symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease. However, differential diagnosis must be done. The diagnosis methods for acute pelvic inflammatory disease include: acute appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst pedicle torsion, etc.; the diagnosis methods for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease include: endometriosis and ovarian cancer.

Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Systemic symptoms include occasional low-grade fever and fatigue. Some patients may experience neurasthenia due to a long course of illness, which are early symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease, such as insomnia, lack of energy, and general discomfort. Lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain are usually aggravated after work, sexual intercourse, and before and after menstruation. Chronic inflammation can induce pelvic congestion and menorrhagia. When ovarian function is damaged, menstrual disorders may occur. When the fallopian tubes are blocked by adhesions, infertility may occur.