Why does a woman have pain on the left side of her abdomen? Causes of pain on the left side of the abdomen

Women often experience symptoms such as abdominal pain and back pain. Sometimes the pain is unilateral and sometimes bilateral. What is going on? It is very common for women to experience pain on the left side of their abdomen. Some gynecological diseases can cause abdominal pain. For example, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, etc. can cause abdominal pain, or unilateral pain.

1. Chronic inflammation of the genitals - women suffer from long-term lumbar and sacral pain and lower abdominal pain, which worsens after sexual intercourse and during menstruation. It is often accompanied by increased leucorrhea, which is mostly caused by chronic cervicitis. If you experience long-term lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbosacral soreness that worsens after fatigue, sexual intercourse, or before and after menstruation, and are often accompanied by menstrual disorders and fatigue, most of the time you have chronic pelvic inflammation leading to left lower abdominal pain, which is also the cause of left lower abdominal pain.

2. Dysmenorrhea - divided into primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary pain is often seen in adolescent girls, and the cause is unclear. It usually heals itself as they grow older or after marriage and childbirth. Common causes of secondary pain are endometriosis and adenomyosis. A common symptom of endometriosis is secondary dysmenorrhea that gradually worsens. The pain may occur periodically, or there may be dull pain in the lower abdomen during non-menstrual periods that worsens before and after menstruation. It is often accompanied by pain during sexual intercourse, which is caused by the repeated thrusting of the penis during sexual intercourse, which causes the penis to collide with the ectopic nodules on the posterior wall of the cervix and the ligaments.

2. Left lower abdominal pain caused by acute inflammation - acute pelvic infection, including acute endometritis, acute salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic peritonitis and acute pelvic cellulitis. Among them, acute salpingo-oophoritis is the most common, and in severe cases, abscesses may form. Acute pelvic infection often occurs after delivery and abortion, such as acute endometrial and pelvic cellulitis.

3. Ovarian tumor pedicle torsion. If a woman's left lower abdominal pain is caused by torsion of the ovarian tumor pedicle, it usually occurs suddenly on one side of the lower abdomen and is persistent colic, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In addition, ovarian cysts may rupture, and the contents of the ruptured cysts may irritate the peritoneum and cause pain.

4. Intra-abdominal bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy is also one of the causes of pain in the lower left abdomen. The pain symptoms vary depending on the amount and speed of bleeding. If the amount of bleeding is small and the bleeding rate is slow, the abdominal pain is often limited to one side of the lower abdomen, and blood accumulates in the rectouterine pouch, which can cause anal pain. This situation is often caused by tubal pregnancy miscarriage. If the fallopian tube pregnancy ruptures, the amount of bleeding is large and the speed is fast. The blood quickly spreads to the entire abdominal cavity and causes pain in the entire abdomen. The upward stimulation of the diaphragm can cause shoulder pain. Patients often have anemia and shock