What symptoms does pelvic inflammatory disease cause?

In recent years, the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease among women has been getting higher and higher, so many female friends have also suffered from pelvic inflammatory disease. It is necessary for female friends to understand pelvic inflammatory disease and do prevention work as soon as possible. How to prevent the various harms caused by pelvic inflammatory disease will help female friends better ensure their own health and not be harmed by the disease. What are the key symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease?

1. Symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease

Systemic symptoms are usually mild, with mild fever and fatigue sometimes present. Some patients with a longer medical history may have symptoms of neurasthenia, such as listlessness, general malaise, insomnia, etc. When the patient's resistance is poor, subacute or acute onset is likely.

Scar adhesions caused by inflammation and pelvic congestion can cause lower abdominal pain, pain, and soreness in the lumbar region. It often worsens when you are tired, after sexual intercourse, and around menstruation. Due to pelvic congestion, patients may have increased menstrual periods; ovarian damage may cause menstrual disorders; and fallopian tube adhesion and blockage may cause infertility.

2. Symptoms of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

The specific manifestations of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease include lower abdominal pain, pain, and lumbar soreness, which may sometimes be accompanied by anal discomfort. It often worsens after fatigue, sexual intercourse, and before and after menstruation. This is due to scar adhesion caused by inflammation and pelvic congestion.

Due to pelvic congestion, patients may have symptoms such as excessive leucorrhea, increased menstrual periods, and dysmenorrhea; when the ovaries are damaged, there will be menstrual disorders; when the fallopian tubes are blocked by adhesions, it can cause infertility. Systemic symptoms are usually mild, with mild fever and fatigue sometimes present. Some patients with a longer medical history may have neurasthenia.

During a gynecological examination, if it is adnexitis, enlarged and thickened cord-like substances or small pieces of substances may be felt on one or both sides of the uterus, accompanied by slight tenderness; if hydrosalpinx or fallopian tube cyst has occurred, a cystic mass may be felt; if it is pelvic connective tissue inflammation, both sides of the uterus may become lumpy and thickened with varying degrees of tenderness.