Acute pelvic pain is pain that starts over a short period of time anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. This type of pain is often a warning sign that something is wrong and should be evaluated promptly. Chronic pelvic pain can be intermittent or constant. Intermittent chronic pelvic pain usually has a specific cause, while constant pelvic pain may be the result of more than one problem.
Pelvic pain can be caused by:
An infection or inflammation.
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), where chronic inflammation grumbles on in the pelvis. An infection doesn't have to affect the reproductive organs to cause pelvic pain. Other causes of pelvic pain can include pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), vaginal infections , vaginitis , and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Silent
chlamydia infection would resultin difficulty getting pregnant.
All of these require a visit to your healthcare provider who will take a medical history, and do a physical exam which may include diagnostic testing. See your doctor or go to your nearest STD clinic promptly for investigation and treatment.
Pelvic pain with heavy or abnormal bleeding. Women who have ovarian cysts may experience sharp pain if a cyst leaks fluid or bleeds a little, or more severe, sharp, and continuous pain when a large cyst twists.
Other causes of chronic pelvic pain include
endometriosis, adenomyosis, and ovulation pain. Painful intercourse,
cystitis-like symptoms, sometimes diarrhoea and fertility problems. Endometriosis. This is where pelvic seedlings of the uterine lining form painful cysts. These can be found on organs like the bladder and ovaries, and swell when you have a period.
