What are the causes of pelvic inflammatory disease? How to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecological disease that can have serious effects and harm on women. We need to have a general understanding of such diseases, especially to achieve reasonable prevention in our own lives.

Causes of pelvic inflammatory disease

1. Age: According to data, the high incidence age of pelvic inflammatory disease is 15-25 years old. Young women are prone to pelvic inflammatory disease, which is related to frequent activity, cervical columnar epithelial ectopia, and poor mechanical defense function of cervical mucus.

2. Sexual activity: Pelvic inflammatory disease often occurs in women during sexual activity, especially when the first sexual intercourse is young, there are multiple sexual partners, sexual intercourse is frequent, and sexual partners are sexy.

3. Lower genital tract infection: lower genital tract infection is closely related to gonorrhoeal Neisseria cervicitis, chlamydial cervicitis, bacterial vaginosis and pelvic inflammatory diseases.

4. Infection after miscarriage or miscarriage: Abortion is very harmful to women and can also cause various inflammations. The physical condition of women undergoing miscarriage and postpartum is weaker than before, and the cervical opening is not fully closed at this time. At this time, bacteria are more likely to infect the lower body and cervix of the pelvis.

5. Infection after various gynecological surgeries: Many gynecological diseases can be treated through surgery, but if there are improper procedures during the surgery and there is already varying degrees of inflammation in the reproductive system, it may lead to postoperative infection. Some patients do not pay attention to their personal hygiene after surgery, or do not follow the doctor's instructions to engage in marital life too early. These unclean habits may be infected with bacteria and lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

6. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation: Women are prone to bacteria during menstruation, as it involves the shedding of the endometrium and the presence of clots, which creates favorable conditions for the production of bacteria. If women do not pay attention to their personal hygiene during this period, or use substandard sanitary napkins, or even have marital life, these can create opportunities for bacterial infections, ultimately leading to pelvic inflammatory disease.

7. Inflammation spread in the vicinity of the reproductive system: If there is inflammation in the vicinity of the female reproductive system, these bacteria can directly spread and cause pelvic inflammation in women. Common nearby inflammations include appendicitis and peritonitis. If chronic cervicitis is not treated in a timely manner, inflammation can also cause pelvic inflammatory disease through lymphatic circulation.