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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

What is pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs. PID causes scarring in these organs. This can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain, abscesses (a collection of pus), and other serious problems. PID is the most common preventable cause of infertility in the United States.

What causes pelvic inflammatory disease?

Many types of bacteria can cause PID, but it's often caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common causes of PID.

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  1. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is pelvic inflammatory disease? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs. PID causes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pelvicinflammatorydisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - aftercare 
    ... have just seen your health care provider for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID refers to an infection of the ... Elsevier; 2020:chap 109. Richards DB, Taha J. Pelvic inflammatory disease. In: Bakes KM, Buchanan JA, Moreira ME, Byyny ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000710.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 
    Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's womb (uterus), ovaries, or fallopian tubes.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000888.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)  
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Start Here ... Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health
    https://womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/pelvic-inflammatory-disease - External Health Links
  5. About Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    This page answers basic questions about Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) ... Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Start Here
    https://www.cdc.gov/pid/about - External Health Links
  6. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Start Here ... Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/.../?adfree=true - External Health Links
  7. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Clinical Trials ... Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ory+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  8. Chlamydia infections in women 
    Chlamydia is an infection that can be passed from one person to another through sexual contact. This type of infection is known as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000660.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ceftriaxone Injection 
    ... bacteria such as gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease), pelvic inflammatory disease (infection of the female reproductive organs that may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a685032.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Teenagers ... Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/std-pid.html - External Health Links
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