Can gynecology cause back pain?

Back pain is a common phenomenon in our daily life. There are many factors that lead to back pain, such as overwork and back injury. Some women also experience back pain after suffering from gynecological diseases. It is not known whether it is caused by gynecological diseases or other medical conditions. So, can gynecology cause back pain? Let’s take a look below.

Gynecological inflammation can cause low back pain, but not all low back pain is caused by gynecological inflammation. It could also be due to lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, or cold.

Which gynecological diseases can cause lower back pain?

1. Abnormal IUD

Contraception has always been an eternal topic. Some couples who choose long-term contraception will use the IUD method. This method requires the IUD to be inserted into the uterine cavity through surgery. When the IUD is abnormal or placed in the wrong position, it is easy to stimulate the uterus. Long-term stimulation of the uterus will reflexively cause lumbar and sacral pain, and eventually cause low back pain.

2. Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common disease. Bacteria can infect the pelvic area, causing various inflammatory changes in the pelvic area, thereby affecting the lumbar sacral nerves, causing tenderness in the lower back and symptoms of lower back pain.

3. Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor. Generally, patients with uterine fibroids will experience typical symptoms such as uterine bleeding, increased leucorrhea, abdominal mass and compression symptoms. Few patients experience low back pain. However, when uterine fibroids continue to grow and compress the nerves or cancer cells invade the connective tissue of the pelvic cavity, it can cause low back pain.

4. Abnormal uterine position

Nowadays, due to the lack of self-protection awareness among women, frequent abortions, multiple births, etc. are prone to occur, or the impact of uterine surgery can cause damage to the uterus, resulting in retroflexion or retroversion of the uterus, and inflammatory diseases of the uterus. Patients with severe symptoms may suffer from tractional lumbar pain.