Also called: Also called: PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of the female reproductive organs. It can scar the tubes that carry eggs from the ovary to the uterus which can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain and other problems. PID is the most common preventable cause of infertility in the United States. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common causes, but other bacteria can also cause PID.
You are at risk if you
- Are sexually active and younger than 25
- Have more than one sex partner
- Douche
Some women have no symptoms. Others have pain in the lower abdomen, fever, smelly vaginal discharge, irregular bleeding or pain during intercourse. Antibiotics can cure PID. Early treatment is important – waiting too long increases the risk of infertility.
National Women's Health Information Center
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/pelvic-inflammatory-disease.cfm
Also available in Spanish http://womenshealth.gov/espanol/preguntas/stdpids.htm
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/pelvicInflammatoryDisease/overview.htm
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/std/PID/STDFact-PID.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.cdc.gov/std/Spanish/STDFact-PID-s.htm
- Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat Sexually Transmitted Infections(11/13/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_71631.html
- Chronic Pelvic Pain(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/chronic-pelvic-pain/DS00571/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Pelvic+Inflammatory+Disease%22
- Article: Clinical presentation of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection versus Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19025498&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Subsequent sexually transmitted infection after outpatient treatment of pelvic inflammatory... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18981349&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: A comparative study of injection placentrex and conventional therapy in... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18975504&tool=MedlinePlus
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=pelvic+inflammatory+disease[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Sexual Health Glossary(American Social Health Association) - http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_glossary_A_D.cfm
- American Social Health Association - http://www.ashastd.org/
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/std/
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/std/pelvic_inflammatory_disease.html
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_pid.html
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
- Female Reproductive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
- Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/