Pelvic Inflammation in Fallopian Tubes, Disrupts Reproductive System
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a medical disorder that affects the female reproductive organs, including the fallopian tubes. Are there any effects of pelvic inflammatory disease on the fallopian tubes?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an inflammation or infection caused by bacteria contracted through sexual intercourse. This medical condition affects the female reproductive organs, such as the cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes.
Many women are unaware of this reproductive disorder because pelvic inflammatory disease rarely causes signs or symptoms. Usually, this condition is only recognized when the mother has undergone a checkup after experiencing chronic pelvic pain or difficulty in getting pregnant.
Did you know that this infection spreads faster, especially during menstruation? Pelvic inflammatory disease can pose a risk of long-term complications to the female reproductive organs if not addressed immediately.
What Are the Effects of Pelvic Inflammation on the Fallopian Tubes?
If Mommy experiences this condition then immediately do an examination to the doctor in order to immediately get the right treatment. This is because if not treated immediately, it can cause complications in the reproductive organs, including the ovaries or fallopian tubes.
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Untreated pelvic inflammatory disease can cause abscesses in the fallopian tubes. A pus-filled sac or abscess forms on the reproductive organs. This condition is most common in the fallopian tubes and ovaries but this does not mean that other reproductive organs are not at risk of developing an abscess.
An abscess is a complication that must also be treated immediately. If left untreated, the infection can spread throughout the body into sepsis. In certain cases, this condition can be life-threatening.
Risk of Reproductive Organ Complications Experienced by Mother
Not only the risk of complications that occur in the fallopian tubes or ovaries. Some risks of complications can also be experienced in other reproductive organs, such as chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility problems.
Ectopic pregnancy
This condition can occur because of scarring of the fallopian tubes due to pelvic inflammation. The scar tissue can block the passage of the fertilized egg to attach to the wall of the uterus.
The egg that cannot attach to the wall of the uterus will instead attach to a place it should not, namely the fallopian tube.
Of course this condition can cause a number of risks for mothers who experience it. Starting from severe bleeding that can cause someone to go into shock and even lose their life.
Chronic pelvic pain
One of the risks of complications that may be experienced by mothers who experience pelvic inflammation is of course chronic pelvic pain. Even this chronic pain can be experienced by 1/3 of women who have pelvic inflammation. This is due to adhesions or scarring as a result of infection.
Infertility problems
Pelvic inflammatory disease can cause infertility problems that make it difficult to get pregnant. Therefore, if you want to get pregnant quickly, you should immediately take treatment so that the problem is resolved immediately.
That’s it, the effects of pelvic inflammation on the fallopian tubes and several other reproductive organs that may be experienced by Mommy. If Mom and Dad are planning a pregnancy program then don’t forget to check with your doctor immediately.
This article has been medically reviewed by Dr. Chitra Fatimah.
Source:
- Jennings, L.K., Krywko, D.M. (2023). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. NCBI Bookshelf.
- Curry, A., et al. (2019). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention. Am Fam Physician. 2019;100(6):357-364.
