What causes pelvic inflammatory disease

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Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease, which can be divided into acute pelvic inflammatory disease and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Due to the greater harm, not timely treatment can cause infertility. Gynecological experts remind female friends to know more about pelvic inflammatory disease and do a good job in the prevention and treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease.

What causes pelvic inflammatory disease

Reason 1: intrauterine surgery postoperative infection: such as placement or removal of intrauterine contraceptive ring, curettage, hydrotubation, hysterosalpingography, hysteroscopy, submucosal myomectomy, etc., due to preoperative sexual life or surgical disinfection is not strict or preoperative appropriate disease selection is improper, the original chronic inflammation of genital tract, surgical interference caused by acute attack and expansion Some patients don't pay attention to personal hygiene after operation, or don't follow the doctor's advice after operation, which can also cause bacterial infection and pelvic inflammatory disease.

The second reason: postpartum or post abortion infection: maternal physical weakness after childbirth, cervical orifice due to residual blood turbidity outflow, not closed in time, intrauterine exfoliation of the placenta, or birth canal damage caused by childbirth, or placenta, fetal membrane residue, or premature postpartum sexual life, pathogen into the uterine cavity, easy to cause infection; vaginal flow in the process of spontaneous abortion, drug abortion Infection after abortion can occur if the blood time is too long, or the tissue remains in the uterine cavity, or the aseptic operation of artificial abortion is not strict.

Three reasons: the direct spread of inflammation in adjacent organs: the most common are appendicitis and peritonitis. Because they are adjacent to the female reproductive organs, inflammation can spread directly and cause pelvic inflammation; when suffering from chronic cervicitis, inflammation can also cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation through lymphatic circulation.

matters needing attention

If you do not pay attention to menstrual hygiene, the use of dirty sanitary napkins and pads, menstrual bath, menstrual intercourse, etc. can make pathogens invade and cause inflammation.