Salpingoophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries

Salpingo-oophoritis is a process of inflammation in the appendages. The disease is also called adnexitis. There is a malaise due to an infection that affects the epididymis in women.

Causes

Salpingoophoritis is an ailment that often occurs due to hypothermia, for example, because of prolonged lying or sitting on a cold surface. Also, the legs that are wet during the cold period may provoke the development of the disease.

The causative agents of the inflammatory process with adnexitis can be both normal microorganisms, and those that are transmitted through sexual intercourse. Often these are gonococci and chlamydia. When such bacteria enter the female reproductive system as a result of infection, they tend to the uterine tubes from the vagina, whose acidic environment is unfavorable for their vital activity. Where there are chlamydia, the cylindrical epithelium is located. These pathogens are resistant enough to the action of the human immune system.

Symptomatics

Salpingoophoritis is a disease, the signs of which are manifested as:

1. Blunt or sharp aching pain in the lower abdomen of a woman. Sensations have the property of intensifying on the eve of or during menstruation.

2. Pain at the time of coition or with a lowered sexual desire.

3. Violations of the menstrual cycle.

4. Weakness and fever.

Possible complications

Infertility is the most dangerous complication that entails salpingo-oophoritis (a photo of what the female reproductive system looks like in pathology is located on the right). It arises from the defeat (in the process of inflammation) of cells of the epithelium of the fallopian tubes. For this reason, deviations occur in their functions. The most unfortunate outcome in this case is the scarring of the tube and, as a consequence, its complete inadequacy for the process of conception.

During that time, while capsules of the ovaries are fighting the inflammatory process, connective tissue grows. As a result, the walls thicken and compact. Because of this, the ovary capsule 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. A sick woman should observe bed rest, eat light food and drink A large amount of liquid.

How to treat salpingo-oophoritis, the doctor decides on the basis of the clinical picture and data analysis. Therapy is of two types - medication and operative. In the first case, drugs of anesthetic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action are used. In addition, desensitizing and immunostimulating drugs are prescribed.

The surgical method of treatment is resorted to if the patient has a tumor. After surgery, therapy with detoxification and antibacterial drugs is carried out.

It is strictly forbidden to engage in self-treatment of inflammation of the ovaries. Otherwise, the consequences can be deplorable.