Will the treatment time of pelvic inflammatory disease affect menstruation?

Will the treatment time of pelvic inflammatory disease affect menstruation?

The typical symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease are lower abdominal pain, which is generally persistent and worsens after female activity or sexual intercourse. Female vaginal discharge increases and also emits a very unpleasant odor, and vaginal bleeding is abnormal, such as bleeding during or during sexual intercourse. Severely ill patients may experience systemic symptoms such as high fever, headache, and loss of appetite. Once these symptoms occur, patients need timely treatment to avoid other complications later.

How long does it take to treat pelvic inflammatory disease?

Patients mainly use antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, but surgical treatment can be used when necessary. Among them, patients need to pay attention to antibiotic treatment, which must be sufficient in quantity and sufficient for the course of treatment. If the patient has acute pelvic inflammatory disease, antibiotic treatment will take at least 14 days.

Some patients may take the medicine for 3 to 5 days, and then stop taking the medicine after the lower abdominal pain is relieved. In fact, for patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease, in order to completely treat it, they must take a sufficient course of treatment to control the inflammation and completely eliminate the inflammation. Otherwise, it is easy to recur in the later stage and turn into chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, which may cause other complications later.

Does pelvic inflammatory disease affect menstruation?

Patients with pelvic inflammation not only have abdominal pain, but also have a certain impact on menstruation. Pelvic inflammation is mainly due to the serious pelvic organs of patients, including ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus. Once inflammation occurs, it will have a certain impact on menstruation.

If there is inflammation during menstruation, pelvic congestion will be severe, menstrual volume may increase, and lower abdominal pain will be more obvious. If the patient does not have inflammation during menstruation, it will cause inflammation of the pelvic organs, especially inflammation of the ovaries or fallopian tubes. Ovarian inflammation may affect ovarian function. The ovaries can secrete hormones to regulate menstruation.