Salpingoophoritis is one of the most common female diseases caused by inflammation of the uterine appendages . Infection often penetrates the ascending from the vagina, then through the mucous membrane of the uterine tube rises, hitting her muscular covering and the ovaries. Specialists share two forms of this disease:
- One-sided salpingo-oophoritis. It is characterized by an inflammatory process only on one side of the uterus.
- Two-sided salpingo-oophoritis. Occurs when the infection affects the uterus and both ovaries. This is the most common type of salpingo-oophoritis.
Causes of bilateral salpingo-oophoritis
The disease provokes an active growth of microorganisms such as streptococci, enterococci, staphylococcus and E. coli. Specific salpingoophoritis is caused mainly by venereal diseases - gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomonas, microplasma, ureaplasma.
Forms of bilateral salpingo-oophoritis
In medical practice, the following forms of the inflammatory process occur:
- acute bilateral salpingo-oophoritis - in patients as a result of inflammation there is suppuration, closure of the fallopian tubes, and subsequently a breakdown of tubo-ovarian formation is possible;
- subacute bilateral salpingo-oophoritis - has mildly expressed symptoms and is accompanied by fuzzy dull, aching pain;
- bilateral chronic salpingo-oophoritis - is possible in the event that the acute form of the disease is not fully cured; this can lead to serious consequences: the passability of the fallopian tubes worsens, which affects the reproductive capacity of the woman.
Subacute bilateral salpingo-oophoritis is characterized by sufficiently strong pains in the abdominal cavity. In this case, bilateral salpingo-oophoritis in chronic form is characterized by relapses and prolonged course, as well as irregularities in the menstrual cycle.
Treatment of bilateral salpingo-oophoritis
In the event that the doctor diagnosed normal or bilateral chronic salpingo-oophoritis , immediate treatment should be started. The acute form of bilateral salpingo-oophoritis is to be treated in a hospital. The patient is usually assigned a whole range of measures, which includes antibacterial, analgesic and anti-inflammatory treatment.
In the presence of tubo-ovarian tumors resort to surgical intervention. If as a result of the disease spikes are formed, gynecological massage is prescribed. With its help, the position of the uterus is normalized, spikes are stretched, stagnant vascular disorders in the small pelvis are arrested. Also, in the presence of adhesions, acupuncture and physiotherapy are prescribed.
In order to prevent the exacerbation of chronic bilateral salpingo-oophoritis, treatment should be performed consistently, until all the symptoms of the disease stop. On the success of procedures need to learn by re-submitting tests.