Is low back pain caused by gynecological diseases?

People think that low back pain mostly occurs in men. Indeed, more men engage in physical labor in life, so they will feel obvious pain in the waist when the body is tired. But in fact, low back pain is more common in women than in men, and is often related to women’s own illnesses. So the question is, is low back pain caused by gynecological diseases?

1. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

This condition is the most common cause of low back pain in women. Most of them are caused by acute pelvic inflammation in women after cesarean section, ovarian cystectomy or appendicitis, which is not treated in time. It is characterized by three major symptoms: low back pain, intermittent pain in the lower abdomen, and increased vaginal discharge. Low back pain is caused by increased inflammatory exudates, which leads to pelvic adhesions, seriously affecting life and health. Therefore, it is particularly important to treat diseases early and prevent them early if you are healthy.

2. Abnormal uterine position

The normal uterus is in a slightly anteverted and flexed position, and the surrounding ligaments move freely. When the uterus is retroflexed or tilted, inflammation of the uterus and surrounding areas will cause adhesions, causing tractional low back pain. This situation often occurs after frequent abortions, multiple births or other uterine surgeries. Uterine prolapse, prolapse or high adhesion in the abdominal cavity can pull the ligaments and cause low back pain. There is no special treatment for this type of low back pain. Correcting uterine prolapse and changing body position can relieve the symptoms.

3. Endometriosis

Symptoms: Secondary dysmenorrhea, which progressively worsens with the menstrual cycle, is a typical symptom of endometriosis, and the pain is mainly in the lower abdomen, lumbosacral region and mid-pelvic cavity. In addition to dysmenorrhea, infertility, menstrual abnormalities, and sexual discomfort are also clinical manifestations of this disease.

4. Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women, and are common in women aged 30 to 50. The symptoms of uterine fibroids are mainly related to the location of the fibroid growth and whether it is degenerated, but have little to do with the size or number of the fibroids. In addition to the back pain caused by the disease itself, if the disease is not treated in time or not treated properly, it can leave chronic pelvic pain and cause lumbar pain. Symptoms: lower abdominal distension, back pain, which worsens during menstruation; other common symptoms are increased menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation, lower abdominal mass, increased leucorrhea, etc.

5. Pelvic tumors

More common in middle-aged women. Common causes include uterine fibroids, cervical cancer, ovarian cysts, etc., which cause low back pain due to tumor compression of nerves or cancer cells infiltration of pelvic connective tissue. The traction of the tumor itself on the peritoneum can also cause low back pain.

6. Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in women. The main clinical symptoms are vaginal bleeding: contact bleeding in the early stage, irregular vaginal bleeding in the late stage, and irregular vaginal bleeding after menopause in elderly patients. In addition, patients have vaginal discharge, which is mostly white or bloody and thin like watery rice-water-like fluid. Patients with advanced cervical cancer will experience different secondary symptoms depending on the extent of cancer involvement, such as frequent urination, urgency, low back pain, constipation, etc. The main cause of low back pain is cancer compression or involvement of the ureter, which can cause ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis and uremia, thereby causing low back pain.