What causes pain in the left lower abdomen in middle-aged women?

The abdomen gathers many organs of the human body. These organs play an extremely important role in the human body. Any problem in any tiny part may bring fatal threat. Many female organs are located in the abdomen, such as the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, etc. Pain in the lower left abdomen of middle-aged women may be caused by problems with these reproductive organs. Therefore, the location of pain in the left lower abdomen should be carefully identified in order to make a timely diagnosis.

When women experience lower abdominal pain, it is mostly due to gynecological diseases, but it can also be caused by internal medicine and surgical diseases. Therefore, once women experience lower abdominal pain, they should carefully identify the nature of the pain in order to receive timely treatment.

△Pain caused by inflammation: more common in adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, more often occurs in women of childbearing age, the pain is on one or both sides, accompanied by increased vaginal discharge. Chronic cases often present with dull pain, back pain or a feeling of heaviness; acute cases often present with abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure and is accompanied by fever.

△Pain caused by menstruation: Lower abdominal pain and general discomfort experienced by women during menstruation are mostly physiological phenomena. If the pain is severe, it is dysmenorrhea. Most cases of dysmenorrhea during adolescence are primary dysmenorrhea, which can heal itself; however, dysmenorrhea that occurs after menstruation is mostly caused by certain diseases, so you should seek medical attention early and do not use painkillers to solve the problem.

△Abdominal pain caused by certain gynecological diseases: For example, endometriosis often forms lumps near the ovaries, uterus, and rectum, which can aggravate abdominal pain before and during menstruation. Pain during sexual intercourse is also one of its characteristics. For example, pelvic bleeding or blood stasis can lead to pelvic pain, which often manifests itself in the base of one thigh.

△Abdominal pain caused by ovulation: A feeling of distension and pain in the lower abdomen occurs during the ovulation period, which is caused by the rupture of the follicle. Generally speaking, this pain does not affect health and has no adverse consequences. However, in a very small number of people, due to large rupture of the ovarian follicle during ovulation, damage to small blood vessels causes ovarian rupture and intra-abdominal bleeding, resulting in gynecological emergencies and requiring hospital treatment.

△Abdominal pain caused by physiological deformities: Common ones include hymen occlusion, vaginal diaphragm, etc. Symptoms include abdominal pain due to menstruation and obstruction of menstrual blood discharge during adolescence. The pain is closely related to menstruation and occurs cyclically, requiring surgical correction.

△Abdominal pain caused by tumors: Abdominal pain, bloating, back pain and a feeling of falling caused by tumors are generally persistent. If the tumor twists, ruptures, or bleeds, sudden abdominal pain often occurs. This is the "self-exposure" of the tumor and usually requires immediate surgical treatment.

If a middle-aged woman experiences pain in the left lower abdomen, she should draw the attention of herself and her relatives and friends to it, and not just ignore it. Because there are many organs in the lower abdomen, they play a huge role in the normal functioning of the human body. If there are problems with these organs, it will ultimately harm your own body, so middle-aged women should pay attention to pain in the lower left abdomen.