PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE, PID
It's an infection of female reproductive organs which usually occurs when bacteria STIs like Chlamydia & Gonorrhea spread from the vagina into the womb, Fallopian tubes & ovaries. It can cause infertility!
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It's an infection of female reproductive organs which usually occurs when bacteria STIs like Chlamydia & Gonorrhea spread from the vagina into the womb, Fallopian tubes & ovaries. It can cause infertility!
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6 things that increase your risk of having Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
1. Douching
2. Having many sex partners
3. Having PID or STI in the past
4. Having sex without condoms
5. Sexually active women less than 25 years
6. Having sex with a person who has more than 1 sex partners
1. Douching
2. Having many sex partners
3. Having PID or STI in the past
4. Having sex without condoms
5. Sexually active women less than 25 years
6. Having sex with a person who has more than 1 sex partners
8 common symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
1. Hotness of your body (fever)
2. Vaginal discharge
3. Lower tummy pain
4. Heavy menstrual bleeding
5. Bleeding in-between periods
6. Pain during sex (dyspareunia)
7. Feeling generally unwell
8. Vaginal odour
1. Hotness of your body (fever)
2. Vaginal discharge
3. Lower tummy pain
4. Heavy menstrual bleeding
5. Bleeding in-between periods
6. Pain during sex (dyspareunia)
7. Feeling generally unwell
8. Vaginal odour
4 serious complications of untreated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
1. Infertility
2. Ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy outside the uterus
3. Chronic pelvic pain: pain lasting months to years due to scarring.
4. Formation of pus (abscess) in your Fallopian tubes & ovaries.
1. Infertility
2. Ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy outside the uterus
3. Chronic pelvic pain: pain lasting months to years due to scarring.
4. Formation of pus (abscess) in your Fallopian tubes & ovaries.
If Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is diagnosed early, it can be treated with antibiotics. But treatment won't undo any damage that may have already been caused to your reproductive system.
The more you delay treatment, the more likely you will develop serious PID complications.
The more you delay treatment, the more likely you will develop serious PID complications.
There's also the risk of getting re-infected after treatment. So, if you have Pelvic inflammatory Disease, your partner & other sexual contacts should be screened also.
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