Oophoritis

Clinic

• Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries...
• It is often seen in combination with salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes)

Causes

• Bacterial infection (Most common)
• Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
• Autoimmune oophoritis

Autoimmune oophoritis

• Autoimmune oophoritis is a rare cause of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI).
• It happens when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the ovaries causing inflammation, atrophy, fibrosis and ovarian dysfunction.  
• The main symptoms are
  • Irregular menses or Amenorrhea
  • Symptoms related to ovarian cysts such as abdominal cramping, bloating, nausea and vomiting

• It may occur as part of APS-1, APS-2
• It has also been associated with lupus, pernicious anemia, myasthenia gravis.

Remedies

• Apis
• Lil-t

Miasms

MMP