What causes pain in the lower left side of a woman's abdomen?

Most women have experienced abdominal pain to a greater or lesser extent, because the abdomen contains many important organs and tissues of the body. If any of them becomes diseased, it will cause pain, especially pain caused by gynecological diseases. We should have a certain understanding of the reasons why women suffer from pain in the lower left abdomen. So, what causes pain in the lower left side of a woman's abdomen? Let's take a closer look at it below.

1. Chronic inflammation of the genitals: Women suffer from long-term lumbar pain and lower abdominal pain, which worsens after sex and during menstruation. It is often accompanied by increased leucorrhea, which is mostly caused by chronic cervicitis. If you experience long-term lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain that worsens after fatigue, sex, or before and after menstruation, and are often accompanied by menstrual disorders and fatigue, it is mostly caused by chronic pelvic inflammation.

2. Pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in women caused by acute inflammation: including acute salpingo-oophoritis, acute endometritis, pelvic peritonitis and acute pelvic cellulitis. It is also seen in sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea. This type of sexually transmitted disease includes gonococcal infection and chlamydia infection, which recur and can cause pyosalpinx in severe cases.

3. Acute abdominal pain may occur when uterine perforation occurs during artificial abortion or IUD insertion. Ovarian endometrial cysts may grow larger and rupture during menstruation, and the cyst contents may irritate the peritoneum and cause severe abdominal pain.

4. Pain on the left side of the lower abdomen in non-inflammatory women: It is caused by intra-abdominal bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy. The degree of pain will vary depending on the amount and speed of bleeding. When the pedicle of an ovarian tumor twists, pain suddenly occurs on one side of the lower abdomen, which is persistent colic and is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In addition, after the ovarian cyst ruptures, the contents irritate the peritoneum and cause pain.

5. Acute dull pain in the left lower abdomen caused by other reasons: Acute dull pain in the left lower abdomen may occur when uterine perforation occurs during artificial abortion or IUD insertion. Ovarian endometrial cysts (chocolate cysts) may grow larger and rupture during menstruation, and the cyst contents may irritate the peritoneum and cause severe abdominal pain.

The above is an introduction to pain in the lower left abdomen of women. I hope it will be helpful to female friends. There are many factors that cause abdominal pain in women. An unhealthy diet can cause abdominal pain during menstruation, but this feeling lasts for a relatively short time. Abdominal pain caused by other gynecological diseases often recurs, so it is best to go to a regular gynecological hospital for diagnosis and treatment.