What are the possible causes of lower abdominal pain on the left side of a woman?

According to statistics, many women experience pain in the left lower abdomen. Once the pain comes, many women choose to endure it, always thinking that it will not be a serious problem. In fact, there are many factors that cause women to have lower abdominal pain on the left side, and they cannot be completely ignored. So, what are the possible reasons for women's lower abdominal pain on the left side? Let's take a closer look below.

According to gynecologists, the possible causes of left lower abdominal pain in women can be divided into acute left lower abdominal pain and chronic left lower abdominal pain.

Acute left lower abdominal pain

Pain in the lower left abdomen is actually a common symptom in gynecological consultations. Pain can often indicate a corresponding condition. Acute left lower abdominal pain mainly manifests in the following aspects:

1. Pain in the lower left abdomen caused by acute inflammation: including acute endometritis, acute salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic peritonitis and acute pelvic cellulitis, etc.; also seen in sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea. This type of sexually transmitted disease includes gonococcal infection and chlamydia infection, which often recur and cause fallopian tube pyosalpinx in severe cases.

2. Non-inflammatory left lower abdominal pain: common causes include ectopic pregnancy, ovarian tumor pedicle torsion and rupture.

① Intra-abdominal bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy: The pain symptoms vary depending on the amount and speed of bleeding.

② Ovarian tumor pedicle torsion: When the ovarian tumor pedicle torsions, pain suddenly occurs on one side of the lower abdomen, which is persistent colic, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

In addition, ovarian cysts may rupture, and the contents of the ruptured cysts may irritate the peritoneum and cause pain.

3. Acute left lower abdominal pain caused by other reasons: Acute left lower abdominal pain may occur when uterine perforation occurs during artificial abortion or IUD. Ovarian endometrial cyst (chocolate cyst) may rupture as the cyst grows larger during menstruation, and the cyst contents may irritate the peritoneum and cause severe abdominal pain.

Chronic left lower abdominal pain

There are many causes of chronic left lower abdominal pain, which is often accompanied by lumbar pain and increased vaginal discharge. It is common in chronic inflammation of the reproductive organs, endometriosis, adenomyosis, pelvic congestion, and psychological pelvic pain.

1. Dysmenorrhea: It is divided into primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary pain is common in adolescent girls and can generally heal itself as they grow older or after marriage and childbirth. Secondary pain is often caused by endometriosis and adenomyosis.

2. Tumor pain: When gynecological malignant tumors develop to the late stage, unbearable and stubborn pain may occur. Dull pain in the left lower abdomen is often accompanied by pain in the lumbar region, and the pain often radiates to the lower limbs.

3. Chronic inflammation of the genitals: Women suffer from long-term lumbar pain and lower abdominal pain, which worsens after sex and during menstruation. It is often accompanied by increased leucorrhea, which is mostly caused by chronic cervicitis. If you experience long-term lower abdominal distension, pain, and lumbar pain that worsens after fatigue, sex, or before and after menstruation, and are often accompanied by menstrual disorders and fatigue, it is mostly caused by chronic pelvic inflammation.

The above is an introduction to the possible causes of lower abdominal pain on the left side of women. I hope it will be helpful for women to understand. When you have stomach pain, you must not rely on enduring it or taking painkillers to solve it. The key is to go to a regular hospital to find out the cause. Only in this way can you better treat it. Women must not harbor luck.