Salpingoophoritis is an inflammatory process in the appendages. The disease is also called adnexitis. There is an ailment due to an infection that affects the ovarian appendages in women.
Causes of occurrence
Salpingoophoritis is an ailment that often occurs due to hypothermia, for example, due to prolonged lying or sitting on a cold surface. Also, the development of the disease can be caused by feet wet in the cold season.
The causative agents of the inflammatory process with adnexitis can be both ordinary microorganisms, and those that are transmitted through sexual intercourse. Often these are gonococci and chlamydia. When such bacteria, as a result of infection, enter the female reproductive system, they tend to fallopian tubes from the vagina, the acidic environment of which is unfavorable for their vital functions. Where chlamydia live, a cylindrical epithelium is located. These pathogens quite stably resist the action of the human immune system.
Symptomatology
Salpingoophoritis is a disease, the signs of which are manifested in the form of:
1. Dull or sharp aching pain in the lower abdomen of a woman. Sensations tend to intensify on the eve of or during menstruation.
2. Pain at the time of coitus or with reduced sex drive.
3. Menstrual irregularities.
4. Weaknesses and fever.
Possible complications
Infertility is the most dangerous complication that causes salpingoophoritis (a photo of how the female reproductive system looks with pathology is located on the right). It occurs due to damage (in the process of inflammation) of the epithelial cells of the fallopian tubes. For this reason, deviations in their function occur. The most sad outcome in this case is scarring of the tube and, as a result, its complete unsuitability for the conception process.
For the period of time while the ovarian capsules fight the inflammatory process, connective tissue grows. As a result, the walls thicken and condense. Because of this, the capsule of the ovary may not burst at the time of ovulation, and the egg will not come out of the follicle. In this case, pregnancy is also excluded.
Therapy
Salpingoophoritis is a disease that is treated exclusively in a hospital setting. A sick woman needs to observe bed rest, eat light food and pi
a large amount of liquid.
How to treat salpingoophoritis, the doctor decides based on the clinical picture and analysis data. Therapy is of two types - medical and surgical. In the first case, painkillers, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs are used. In addition, desensitizing and immunostimulating drugs are prescribed.
Surgical treatment is resorted to if the patient has tumors. After surgery, therapy is carried out with the use of detoxification and antibacterial drugs.
It is strictly forbidden to engage in self-treatment of inflammation of the ovarian appendages . Otherwise, the consequences can be dire.