Patient's question:
I have recently been experiencing physical discomfort, lower back pain, and sometimes find it very difficult to do chores. I also have lower abdominal pain, and there has been an increase in white discharge with a slightly unpleasant odor. A hospital examination revealed appendicitis. I have only heard of pelvic inflammation and cervical inflammation before. Could you please tell me which parts of a woman's body are affected by appendicitis?Doctor's answer:
Hello, adnexitis refers to inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, but fallopian tube and ovary inflammation are often combined with parametritis and pelvic peritonitis, and they are also difficult to distinguish during diagnosis. As a result, pelvic peritonitis and parametritis are also included in the scope of adnexitis. Among pelvic organ inflammation, tubal inflammation is the most common. Due to the close anatomical relationship, tubal inflammation, ovarian inflammation, and pelvic peritonitis often coexist and mutually influence each other.