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At times salpingitis is manifest by extreme or violent pelvic (lower abdominal) pain, fever and associated abnormal vaginal discharge. This is a situation that requires immediate consultation and treatment. Unfortunately, in some infected women, salpingitis may evolve with very subtle symptoms and signs. The diagnosis may not be obvious for weeks or months, at times for periods as long as several years. This chronic form of salpingitis is a troublesome infection, as the damage that it can leave behind in the reproductive system is significant.

Symptom review

• Recent unilateral or bilateral abdominal pain (one or both sides), at times intense in nature, that irradiates towards the lower back, the thighs or the external genital organs;
• An infectious syndrome including the constellation of symptoms: fever (often very high), with or without chills (rigors). In the most common clinical scenario, there are NOT generalized symptoms;
• Abundant leukorrhea (vaginal discharge) that is often yellowish or purulent in nature (pus);
• At times there may be metrorrhagia (excessive bleeding);
• There may by signs of a functional urinary tract infection ( or similar to a urinary tract infection): cloudy urine (pus in the urine), dysuria (burning when you pee);
• Signs of discrete peritoneal (lower abdomen or belly) irritation : nausea, bloating, cramping, constipation, etc.