Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) And Ovary Pain

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Symptoms

What is pelvic inflammatory disease? Pelvic inflammatory is also widely known as PID. Pain caused by this condition often occurs in the area of an ovary, and is often described by women as ovary pain. But is doesn't just occur in an ovary. PID occurs in a woman's reproductive organs above the cervix (uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries). It is a common problem among sexually active women.

Untreated pelvic inflammatory disease may cause scar tissue and abscesses in your fallopian tubes and damage your reproductive organs. If pelvic inflammatory disease is left untreated, it can not only cause ovary pain, but can also trigger a variety of dangerous medical problems for a woman, including ectopic pregnancy, infertility and chronic pelvic pain.

Cause of pelvic inflammatory disease The usual cause of pelvic inflammatory disease is sexually transmitted bacteria that spreads from the vagina to the uterus and upper genital tract.

Women who are at risk include those with one or more sexual partners. Women who use a contraceptive device known as an IUD also have a greater chance of developing PID.

Using oral contraceptives reduces your risk very little, but may help by creating thicker cervical mucus, which provides more of a barrier to bacteria. Using a condom is your best defense against pelvic inflammatory disease (except for abstinence, of course).

It's also possible to bacteria to enter during childbirth, miscarriage, abortion or during an endometrial biopsy.

Frequent douching can also raise your risk of getting PID because it changes the balance of good bacteria versus harmful bacteria in the vagina.

You are also more likely to get pelvic inflammatory disease if you've had it before.

Pelvic inflammatory disease symptoms Often, no elvic inflammatory disease symptoms appear. Symptoms are rare when PID is caused by chlamydia.

Many women who have PID don't see their doctor because they're unaware they've been infected. It's not diagnosed until later when chronic pelvic pain develops, or you have trouble getting pregnant.

When symptoms do appear, they could include

• Menstrual bleeding between cycles
• Unusually heavy vaginal discharge with an unpleasant odor
• Genital sores or a rash
• Lower abdomen pain in the area of an ovary, the uterus or fallopian tubes.and lower back pain
• Pain during intercourse
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea 
• Pain or discomfort when urinating

You should get medical help immediately if you're experiencing severe abdominal pain, vomiting, a fever higher than 101 degrees F or 38.3 C, and any signs of shock.

Treatment It's important to get treatment because PID can not only cause ovary pain, but it can also result in scarring and abscesses in your reproductive organs.

Your doctor is likely to prescribes antibiotics. If you have HIV, are pregnant, or are very ill, these may be given intravenously for 24 hours in a hospital. Otherwise, an antibiotic regimen usually lasts around 2 weeks. Sometimes it's necessary to adjust the regimen depending on results.

Your doctor may also prescribe pain relievers to deal with ovary pain and other symptoms.
 
Surgery isn't needed very often in pelvic inflammatory disease cases. However, if an abscess develops, your doctor may decide to drain it.

PID is a health threat that should be taken seriously. Delaying treatment or thinking it will just go away by itself can lead to infertility or chronic pelvic and ovary pain that could go on for months or even years.