Why is it easy to get pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth?

I believe everyone knows the importance of the pelvic cavity to female friends. If there is a problem with the pelvic cavity of female friends, it will not only threaten the physical health of female friends but also cause symptoms of infertility for female friends. Therefore, we recommend that female friends must pay attention to the health of the pelvic cavity in daily life. Some mothers are prone to pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth. Below we will introduce why it is easy to suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth.

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a general term for inflammation of the female internal reproductive organs and their surrounding connective tissue and pelvic peritoneum, including the pelvic reproductive organs (such as uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries), pelvic peritoneum, connective tissue around the uterus, etc. It has a wide range and involves multiple organs. The disease may occur in a single organ, such as the endometrium or fallopian tube, or it may involve several organs or even spread to the entire pelvic cavity.

Why is pelvic inflammatory disease more likely to occur after childbirth?

During delivery, if the doctor performs a cesarean section, episiotomy or other interventional procedures (such as forceps or vacuum extractor) and bacteria invade the pelvic cavity due to inadequate disinfection or operational errors; or if the mother does not follow the doctor's orders or pays attention to personal hygiene after the operation, bacteria may also ascend and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

The cervical opening is relaxed, or residual blood and turbid fluid flow out, and the cervical opening fails to close in time. The bacteria in the vagina and cervix can easily ascend and cause infection.

The presence of a placental detachment surface in the uterine cavity or damage to the birth canal during delivery creates conditions for bacterial invasion and reproduction.

There are residues in the uterus, such as placenta and fetal membrane residues.

Perform vaginal examinations several times.

Childbirth can often cause varying degrees of damage to the birth canal. If sexual intercourse begins before full recovery, pathogens will be introduced into the uterine cavity, inducing pelvic inflammatory disease.

Being anxious to lose weight or using a belly band can lead to poor blood flow in the pelvis; coupled with eating too little, malnutrition, and physical weakness, this can cause a decrease in resistance and give bacteria an opportunity to attack.

The types of pathogens that invade the pelvic cavity are complex and include harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Gonorrhea, and mumps virus. These evil guys, either acting alone or in collaboration, cause the inflammation to persist and be ineffective despite long-term treatment, which has become the biggest characteristic and difficulty of pelvic inflammatory disease, especially chronic pelvic inflammatory disease.

In the above article, we introduced the important role of the pelvic cavity for female friends. We suggest that female friends should pay attention to protecting their pelvic cavity in daily life. The above article analyzes in detail why it is easy to suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease after childbirth. I hope it can bring some help to everyone.