What causes pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is caused by inflammation, which can be exogenous or the body itself. Exogenous, generally seen in gonococci, Chlamydia trachomatis, these infections cause female pelvic inflammation; endogenous is parasitic bacteria in the vagina, including anaerobic bacteria or Staphylococcus aureus, when the female body's resistance is reduced, it will cause pelvic inflammation, manifested as pelvic abscess and fishy odor. It may be caused by inflammation of the organs around the pelvis. For example, appendicitis may also cause inflammation of the right fallopian tube.

What are the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease caused by adnexitis?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a relatively common infectious disease of the female upper reproductive tract, among which salpingitis and salpingo-oophoritis are the most common, and salpingo-oophoritis is often called adnexitis. In this way, adnexitis is just a type of pelvic inflammation. The symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease depend on the severity of the inflammation and the extent of the range. If the inflammation is relatively mild, there may be no symptoms, or the symptoms may be relatively mild, such as lower abdominal pain, back pain, increased leucorrhea, etc. When the condition is more serious, fever, chills, headaches, etc. may also occur. If peritonitis occurs, a series of digestive system symptoms will also appear, such as diarrhea, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, etc. If an abscess is formed, a mass will be felt in the lower abdomen, and some compression and irritation symptoms may occur.

What to check for pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease can be mainly detected through gynecological examination, B-ultrasound examination and laboratory examination. Gynecological examination can reveal uterine tenderness and rebound pain. Leucorrhea examination can reveal a large number of pus cells in leucorrhea, pus cells on the cervix and vaginal mucosa, and B-ultrasound examination can reveal uneven echo of the endometrium. Pelvic effusion blood test can reveal elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and elevated C-reactive protein in the blood. In addition, temperature measurement can reveal that the temperature is higher than normal.