What causes left lower abdominal pain and excessive vaginal discharge?
Disease description:
I've been experiencing pain in my lower left abdomen recently, and I also have an unusually large amount of vaginal discharge. Could you please tell me what might cause lower left abdominal pain accompanied by excessive discharge?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Lv Aiming
Lower left abdominal pain and increased vaginal discharge may result from poor local hygiene, frequent douching, or unprotected sexual activity, leading to local bacterial infection. Such infections can trigger conditions such as endometritis, salpingitis, or pelvic inflammatory disease. Patients experiencing these symptoms should seek medical evaluation at a hospital, including gynecological examination and routine vaginal discharge tests, to determine the exact cause. Further treatment should be based on the identified underlying cause.
