Causes of pain in the left lower abdomen after menstruation

Since the beginning of menstruation, it has become a woman's closest friend. As women grow, many people have experienced pain before and during menstruation, but some female friends also feel pain after menstruation. They are very worried about this, fearing that they may have some problems, inflammation, or problems with their menstruation. Therefore, let us learn about several common causes of lower left abdominal pain after menstruation.

1. Left lower abdominal pain caused by acute inflammation includes acute endometritis, acute salpingo-oophoritis, 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 often recur and can cause fallopian tube pyosalpinx in severe cases.

2. Left lower abdominal pain caused by chronic genital inflammation Women often experience 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.

3. Non-inflammatory left lower abdominal pain is commonly caused by ectopic pregnancy, ovarian tumor pedicle torsion and rupture. Intra-abdominal bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy. The pain symptoms 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 and is persistent colic, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In addition, ovarian cysts may rupture, and the contents of the ruptured cysts may irritate the peritoneum and cause pain.

4. Tumor pain When gynecological malignancies develop to the late stage, unbearable and persistent pain may occur. Pain in the left lower abdomen is often accompanied by pain in the lumbar region, and the pain often radiates to the lower limbs.

5. Acute left lower abdominal pain caused by other reasons: Acute left lower abdominal pain 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.

After the above study, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the causes of pain in the lower left abdomen after menstruation and postpartum. Generally speaking, there are many reasons for this problem, so if you find this problem, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to avoid serious consequences.