Acute and Chronic Salpingitis - Cause, Symptoms and Treatment of Salpingitis

Salpingitis is the inflammation of the fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes extend from the uterus, one on each side, and both open near an ovary.

Types of Salpingitis

There are two types of salpingitis:

1. acute and
2. chronic.

Cause of Salpingitis

Salpingitis is caused by a bacterial infection that spreads into the fallopian tube(s) from the vagina, cervix (opening to the uterus), or uterus. The infection is often sexually transmitted. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections that can be passed from one partner to another during sex, or by contact with the genitals, mouth, or rectal area of an infected person.

Symptoms of Salpingitis

• Pain during ovulation
• Uncomfortable or painful sexual intercourse
• Fever
• Abdominal pain on both sides
• Lower back pain
• Abnormal vaginal discharge, such as unusual colour or smell
• Spotting between periods
• Nausea and vomiting
• The symptoms usually appear after the menstrual period.
• Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)
• Frequent urination

Treatment of Salpingitis

The acute, severe case needs to be treated in hospital. Antibiotics are given in an intravenous drip. It may be necessary to do a laparoscopy to make sure of the diagnosis. Occasionally an operation may be needed to drain the abscess.

Less severe cases may still need hospital treatment. Antibiotics and painkillers will be given. You will be discharged when the pain and temperature have subsided. If an abscess forms in one tube and the other is normal, the infected tube may be removed. Sometimes episodes of pain keep recurring. If the woman wants no more children, a hysterectomy may be done and both tubes removed.

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