Why does a woman feel a sharp pain in her lower abdomen when she sits down?

In life, some women often experience stabbing pain in their lower abdomen, and the pain gets worse when they sit down. If the pain doesn't last long, it's easy for women to ignore it. Once the pain happens too frequently or gets worse, it will be more difficult to treat and will also increase the damage to the body. So why do women experience stabbing pain in their lower abdomen when they sit down?

First, why does a woman feel a stabbing pain in her lower abdomen when she sits down? It’s ovulation-related abdominal pain. When adolescent girls ovulate, the follicle ruptures and the follicular fluid may have a certain stimulating effect on the peritoneum, so they sometimes experience mild abdominal pain that alternates between the left and right sides once a month. This is physiological, and the symptoms are mostly unilateral lower abdominal pain, dull pain or heaviness-like pain. Some girls also have a small amount of vaginal bleeding, that is, ovulation bleeding, which usually disappears on its own after one or two days, and generally does not exceed seven days. This type of abdominal pain usually does not cause any pathological changes, and the gynecological examination is completely normal. It is physiological abdominal pain and generally does not require treatment.

Second, ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy refers to the implantation of the gestational sac outside the uterus. Among ectopic pregnancies, about 95% occur in the fallopian tube. Abnormal fallopian tube development, abnormal fallopian tube function, tumor compression, and downward migration of the intrauterine contraceptive device may all cause ectopic pregnancy. Lower abdominal pain is one of the common symptoms of ectopic pregnancy. In addition, ectopic pregnancy is also accompanied by symptoms such as amenorrhea and irregular vaginal bleeding.

Why does a woman feel a sharp pain in her lower abdomen when she sits down? It’s dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is divided into primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary pain is often seen in adolescent girls. It is related to the level of prostaglandins in the body, cold, emotional and psychological factors, but there is no organic disease. It can generally heal itself with age or after marriage and childbirth. Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis. The symptoms include gradually increasing pain, often in a cyclical manner, or dull pain in the lower abdomen during non-menstrual periods that worsens before and after menstruation. In addition, it is often accompanied by infertility and menstrual disorders, which often require drug treatment.