5 ways to keep women away from pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is also one of the common gynecological diseases. The treatment of female pelvic inflammatory disease generally focuses on treating sexually transmitted infection. If pelvic inflammatory disease is not treated seriously, it can increase the chance of ectopic pregnancy and cause infertility, making it impossible for a woman to become a mother for life. In addition to early detection and early treatment and choosing the correct method for treating pelvic inflammatory disease, effective prevention is actually the best method. The following 5 effective measures can keep women away from pelvic inflammatory disease.

Measure 1: Timely treatment of vaginitis to prevent ascending infection of pathogens

Vulvovaginitis is a very common gynecological disease. If you experience changes in vulvovaginal itching, increased leucorrhea, yellow color, bean curd-like, watery, or foul-smelling discharge, you may be suffering from vulvovaginitis and you must seek medical treatment at a regular hospital in time. Do not avoid seeing a doctor, take medicine on your own, and do not believe advertisements and seek help from quack doctors; delaying diagnosis and treatment will allow the infection to spread upward and lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

Measure 2: Pay attention to menstrual hygiene to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease

During menstruation, the endometrium is exfoliated and bleeding occurs, and the cervix opens. If you do not pay attention to hygiene, it may lead to ascending infection of bacteria and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Therefore, you should avoid sexual intercourse, swimming, and bathing during menstruation, and do not use unclean sanitary pads to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease.

Measure 3: Pay attention to sexual hygiene and stay away from sexually transmitted disease pathogens

Pelvic inflammatory disease often occurs in women with active sexual lives, especially those who have their first sexual intercourse at a young age, have multiple sexual partners, have frequent sexual lives, or whose sexual partners have sexually transmitted diseases. This is related to the outward migration of the cervical columnar epithelium, the weakening of the defense mechanism, and the susceptibility to infection through sexual intercourse when the sexual partner has a sexually transmitted disease. Therefore, you should pay attention to sexual hygiene and wash the vulva with clean water before and after sexual intercourse. If you have a sexually transmitted disease, you should refrain from sexual intercourse until you are cured and stay away from infection by sexually transmitted disease pathogens.

Measure 4: Prevention before and after surgery, avoid pelvic inflammatory disease after artificial abortion and other gynecological surgeries

During childbirth, artificial abortion, and reproductive tract surgery such as IUD insertion and removal, pathogens can invade the pelvic connective tissue and other parts of the internal reproductive organs through trauma to the vulva, vagina, cervix, and uterine body, causing acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Therefore, avoid sexual intercourse three days before the operation and take care to keep the vulva clean.

Vaginal bleeding is common after surgery. Sexual intercourse, swimming and bathing should be avoided until the bleeding stops and the body recovers. It is best to have a normal menstrual period before resuming normal sexual life, and take preventive antibiotics as prescribed by your doctor. This can help keep you away from pelvic inflammatory disease that can result from obstetric and gynecological surgery.

Measure 5: Completely cure acute pelvic inflammatory disease to prevent it from becoming chronic, lingering, or recurring

If acute pelvic inflammatory disease is not completely cured, it may become chronic and recur. Therefore, acute pelvic inflammatory disease should be treated actively and thoroughly. The patient should rest in bed or take a semi-recumbent position to facilitate the localization of inflammation and the discharge of secretions. Antibiotics should be used in sufficient amounts and for a sufficient course of treatment as prescribed by the doctor, and combined with treatment with Chinese medicine preparations.

Patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease should not overwork, combine work and rest, and exercise in moderation to avoid worsening of symptoms. Treatment should not be based on temporary relief of symptoms as the standard of cure. Medication should be stopped only after a doctor's examination confirms that the patient is cured. Prevent the disease from recurring and disturbing your life.