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=== Clinic === | === Clinic === | ||
* Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries | * Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries... | ||
* It is often seen in combination with [[salpingitis]] (inflammation of the fallopian tubes) | * It is often seen in combination with [[salpingitis]] (inflammation of the fallopian tubes) | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 19 April 2023
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. [1]
Remedies
Apis
Lil-t
Miasms
MMP
- ↑ NORD