Pay attention to the 4 symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease that refers to inflammation around the female pelvic genitals. Pelvic inflammatory disease can be discovered mainly through some of its symptoms. As for the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease, women may experience menstrual disorders.

1. Abnormal lower abdomen

Lower abdominal distension, pain and lumbar soreness, sometimes accompanied by anal distension and discomfort, often aggravated by fatigue, after sexual intercourse and before and after menstruation.

2. Menstrual disorders

Due to pelvic congestion, patients may have symptoms such as increased leucorrhea, increased menstruation, and dysmenorrhea. When ovarian function is impaired, menstrual disorders may occur, and when the fallopian tubes are blocked by adhesions, infertility may occur.

3. Systemic symptoms

Most of the systemic symptoms are not obvious, sometimes there may be low fever and fatigue. Some patients with a long course of illness may have symptoms of neurasthenia.

4. Cervical pain

During gynecological examination, there will be pain when lifting the cervix. If it is adnexitis, thickened cord-like objects or lump-like objects may be felt on one or both sides of the uterus, accompanied by mild tenderness. If hydrosalpinx or fallopian tube cyst has formed, a cystic mass may be felt. If it is pelvic connective tissue inflammation, both sides of the uterus may show flake-like thickening and varying degrees of tenderness.

5. Others

The symptoms of acute pelvic inflammatory disease are rapid onset and severe illness, which may include lower abdominal pain, fever, chills, headache, and loss of appetite. During examination, the patient is found to have an acute illness appearance, high body temperature, rapid heart rate, muscle tension, tenderness and rebound tenderness in the lower abdomen. Pelvic examination: a large amount of purulent secretions in the vagina, obvious tenderness in the vault, tenderness and rebound tenderness in the uterus and bilateral adnexa, or thickening of one side of the adnexa.