Causes of gynecological inflammation

Gynecological inflammation has caused a lot of harm to women's bodies, and there are many types of gynecological inflammation now. Many women have various gynecological inflammations. Whether they are married women or unmarried women, they may suffer from gynecological diseases. There are many causes of gynecological diseases. Let us learn about the causes of gynecological inflammation in detail.

Gynecological inflammation should not be a rare thing for female friends. Almost every woman who has sex will have gynecological inflammation. Everyone should understand the causes of gynecological inflammation so that they can do a good job of prevention in daily life.

Women who have their first sexual intercourse at a young age, have multiple sexual partners, have sexual intercourse too frequently, or whose sexual partners have sexually transmitted diseases are more likely to develop gynecological inflammation. Because some pathogens can invade the male urethra, and male infection is often asymptomatic and ignored, it can be transmitted to the female through sexual intercourse.

Poor sexual hygiene, due to the shedding of the endometrium during menstruation, fresh wounds are formed in the uterine cavity. If you have sex without paying attention to hygiene, bacteria may be brought into the vagina, which may cause inflammation of the reproductive organs such as endometritis and adnexitis. Some people may even have blockage due to inflammation of the fallopian tubes, which may also cause menstrual disorders, such as increased menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation.

Infection after surgical operations Abortion, cervical treatment, delivery, artificial rupture of membranes, cesarean section and a large number of gynecological operations, etc., are caused by lax disinfection during the operation or damage to the reproductive tract.

After childbirth, abortion or surgery, due to the decrease in body resistance, pathogens will ascend from the reproductive tract and spread to the fallopian tubes and ovaries, thereby causing pelvic inflammation of the entire cavity.

When inflammation occurs in the pelvic cavity or organs adjacent to the fallopian tubes, such as appendicitis, the inflammation can cause salpingo-oophoritis and pelvic peritonitis by directly invading adjacent organs.

Women with other diseases such as diabetes are more susceptible to vulvovaginitis; women who use immunosuppressants for a long time have weak body resistance. Once pathogens invade, it is difficult for them to eliminate them themselves, causing infection.

Clinical manifestations

1. Common vulvar inflammation in women

(1) Nonspecific vulvitis. Physical and chemical factors in daily life, lack of attention to hygiene, and physical weakness can all cause bacteria to invade the vulva of women, causing vulvitis, such as cervical and vaginal inflammation; or wearing non-breathable nylon underwear that causes excessive vaginal secretions and irritation of the vulva; urine soaking the vulva; using unclean sanitary napkins and toilet paper to cause vulvar infection, etc. These factors will create conditions for the growth and reproduction of bacteria in the vulva, mostly mixed infections of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, etc., so it is called nonspecific vulvitis.

(2) Fungal vulvitis is vulvitis caused by a yeast-like infection. It often coexists with candidal vaginitis.

(3) Vulvitis in infants and young children: Various bacteria begin to grow in the vagina of newborns 15 days after birth. In addition, because the external reproductive organs of infants and young children are immature and their ability to resist bacterial infections is poor, their vulva is easily soaked in urine and contaminated by feces, and children like to sit anywhere, these are all easy causes of infection and can cause vulvitis in infants and young children.

(4) Bartholinitis is more common in women of childbearing age. This is because the Bartholin's gland is infected by bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli, which often causes acute inflammation.

(5) Bartholin's gland cysts are usually caused by chronic inflammation that causes obstruction of the Bartholin's gland ducts, accumulation of glandular fluid, and cystic dilatation of the gland; or by absorption of pus after acute Bartholin's gland inflammation subsides. Bartholin's gland cyst and Bartholin's gland abscess can transform into each other.

(6) During the course of sexually transmitted diseases such as vulvar condyloma acuminatum, chancroid, genital herpes, and gonorrhea, inflammation of the vulva is common.

2. Chronic metritis

(1) Increased leucorrhea Increased leucorrhea is the main symptom of this disease. Usually, the leucorrhea is milky white or light yellow purulent secretion, sometimes bloody or mixed with blood.

(2) Vulvar itching and pain. The vulva and vagina may be irritated by increased leucorrhea, which may lead to vulvitis or vaginitis, causing vulvar itching and pain.

(3) When the inflammation of the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region is severe, it can spread along the uterosacral ligament and cardinal ligament and cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation, causing pain in the lower abdomen or lumbosacral region, accompanied by a feeling of falling.

(4) Frequent urination or difficulty urinating When the inflammation spreads to the bladder trigone or around the bladder, frequent urination or difficulty urinating may occur.

(5) Infertility: Thick leucorrhea is not conducive to sperm penetration, so severe cervicitis can cause infertility.

Now everyone should know the causes of gynecological inflammation. In many cases, gynecological diseases are closely related to the fact that female friends do not pay attention to hygiene. In addition, many female friends now have a history of miscarriage, and some women have had more than one abortion, which can easily cause gynecological diseases. Everyone should do a good job in preventing gynecological diseases and take care of themselves as women.