Pelvic pain or "groin pain" in Women

Pelvic pain or "groin pain" in women is one of the root causes of visits to the general practitioner or specialist in gynecology and obstetrics. Multiple causes and although its importance is from the least to the most serious, usually medical consultation is postponed because it is not the right time work, housework and childcare and absorb all time available to women and this may delay the clinical diagnosis and timely conduct.

Roughly can cite the most important causes of the symptoms that could be the announcement of a major ailment screaming is diagnosed promptly. Below are the most common reasons why a patient may go to a medical appointment as essential symptom having pelvic pain.

Most important and common causes of pain in the lowerabdominal pain or pelvic pain in women

A pedicle torsion tumor: acute pain and constitutes an abrupt, very intense because the twisted blood vessels found in the pedicle and feeding the tumor necrosis occurs thereof (death of the cells) leading to a frame abdominal acute (Surgical). Within this are pedunculated fibroids, ovarian cysts, among other diseases.

Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that implants outside the area considered suitable for the proper development of the baby and happy, that is, outside the uterus. When this occurs in a fallopian tube and to the extent that the gestational sac tubal rupture occurs increases as the diameter of the tubes cannot handle the size of sand bag beyond 8 weeks of gestation, with the burst rupture also blood vessels and bleeding occurs also endanger the patient's life in a few hours and abundant acute loss of blood, peritoneal irritation occurs very painful because of the same liquid CBC. It is also an acute surgical table.

Pelviperitonitis during septic abortion: Causes severe pain accompanied by acute pelvic inflammation. Set to a few hours and is accompanied by high fever, chills, general malaise great; the interrogation is collected history of a recent abortion. The pelvic exam is intolerable. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease: can occur with inflammation of the adnexa (ovaries and fallopian tubes), is a pain but not as much as in the tables described above, very annoying and continuous, is relieved by rest. On vaginal examination can specify whether bilateral or unilateral. Usually accompanied by general malaise, fever or febricula, urinary symptoms, nausea and vomiting.

Endometriosis: The presence of endometrial tissue (tissue that lines the uterus) in places other than this, egg, peritoneum, ovaries, rectum, among other locations. Produces a typical pain during menstruation being progressive in each. Dyspareunia: Is the pain that occurs during intercourse and even endures as a feeling or "penalty" in lower abdominal pain until this past hour. It is because during sex can be mobilized swollen structures may also occur cervices lacerations presenting acute or chronic cervicitis, is common in uterine retroflexion in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic varices seen quite frequently in parous women (multiple births) among other ailments. It is a more or less intense pain that interferes with the course of sexual intercourse pleasurable and even produces psychological consequences and rejection of the same in women.

Vaginismus Dyspareunia Unlike organic causes do not exist in these situations or pain occurs when the sexual act is consummated or after this, but in these cases there is no possibility of occurrence of sexual intercourse occurs inadvertently as a contraction of the thigh muscles to prevent their separation to occur penile penetration. As a result strengthens the muscles surrounding the vaginal opening and the neighborhood also preventing vulvar including gynecological examination. This pathology is rooted in the psyche: inhibitions, cultural and family factors, excessive modesty, leaving all causes dissatisfaction because all women to this phenomenon and to not seek help renounce sex and remain virgin before retry the experience of mutual enjoyment.

Breakthrough Pain: Although rare can be obtained from the interrogation of women who are very observant of the events that occur in your body, this comes in the middle of the menstrual cycle and is produced by ovulation, often associated with pelvic inflammatory chronic. It also produces the follicular fluid to break the ovarian follicle (where the egg is clear) by peritoneal irritation or blood of a hemorrhagic follicle. Is the pain of low to moderate intensity?

Pudendal Neuralgia: The pudendal nerve endings which innervate the perineum, the pelvic floor forming and which consists of the muscles, skin and female genital structures as the entrance to the vagina, labia , also includes the anus and the root of the thighs. During menstruation inflammatory process and product of physiological (normal) that occurs during the same in the internal structures of the genital tract, occurs the nerve irritation sobreviniendo a dull ache, sharp and sometimes quite intense, especially in youth. Also seen in the pudendal neuritis due to other diseases unrelated to the sex organs. Dysmenorrhea: A group of signs and symptoms characterized by pain associated with menstruation (before, during or after it), almost always linked to premenstrual tension (edema of the face, hands and ankles and is caused by excessive accumulation of estrogens), vascular (spasms can occur and broken blood vessels and even produce epistaxis or nasal bleeding) and nervous disorders (headache, dizziness, mood changes).

It is more common in young single women, tends to disappear with the Parthians, is located in the "lower abdominal pain" (hypogastrium) and can radiate throughout the abdomen and even the epigastrium (pit of the stomach). They can be extremely intense. Sometimes this table is due to narrowing of the cervical canal hindering fluid leakage of menstrual blood and uterine cramping thus producing, in these cases (rare) is necessary to dilate the canal.

Knowledge of the cause of pelvic pain is crucial to adopt appropriate behavior. Health of gynecological apparatus depend not only effective and happy playing at a time in the life of the woman but the fullness of sex, so important and defining the existence of human beings. From each depends do everything in their power to enjoy these two gifts that life handed to the female sex: sexual pleasure and motherhood.