Many families may experience family breakdown due to the inability of both men and women to conceive, some of which are caused by male factors, while female factors cannot be ignored. For example, when inflammation occurs in the female fallopian tubes, it may block the tubes and cause infertility. So, what is tubal inflammation like? How was it caused? Let's learn together.
1. Causes of tubal inflammation
Salpingitis is more common in infertile women, and its cause is due to pathogen infection, mainly caused by Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Proteus, Pneumococcus, Chlamydia, etc. The most susceptible time for infection is after childbirth, miscarriage, or menstruation. The damage to the birth canal and placental detachment surface caused by childbirth or miscarriage, or the wound caused by endometrial detachment during menstruation, are all pathways for pathogen infection of the internal genitalia.
Sometimes infections are related to lax aseptic surgical procedures, such as the placement of intrauterine devices, curettage surgery, tubal patency, iodinated oil imaging, etc. Frequent sexual activity and menstrual intercourse can also cause infections and lead to salpingitis. A small number of patients are infected directly by inflammation of adjacent organs, such as appendicitis or infection foci in other parts of the body that spread through the bloodstream and reach the fallopian tubes, causing infection.
The first site where salpingitis occurs is often the endometrium of the fallopian tube, causing swelling of the endometrium, interstitial edema, congestion, and exudation. The epithelium of the fallopian tube mucosa falls off, causing the mucosa to adhere to each other or the fimbriae of the fallopian tube to adhere, resulting in blocked lumens and infertility.
2. What are the symptoms of tubal inflammation
The symptoms of tubal inflammation mainly include the following aspects:
(1) Increased vaginal discharge: Symptoms of increased vaginal discharge may occur, and some patients may not have any conscious symptoms other than infertility;
(2) Dysmenorrhea: Abdominal pain usually begins one week before menstruation, and becomes more severe as the period approaches, until menstruation begins;
(3) Menstrual disorders: Tubal inflammation is most commonly characterized by frequent menstruation and excessive menstrual flow;
(4) Infertility: The fallopian tubes themselves are damaged and obstructed, leading to infertility, with secondary infertility being more common;
(5) Abdominal pain: a dull pain, soreness, swelling, and heaviness in the lower back and sacrum, often exacerbated by fatigue, such as frequent urination and urgency.
3. Treatment measures for tubal inflammation
(1) Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment: Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that the reason for blocked fallopian tubes is blood stasis, so methods such as removing blood stasis and reducing inflammation are used to regulate internal circulation;
(2) Western medicine treatment. The methods used by Western medicine class one include medication anti-inflammatory and surgical resection of lesions.
