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  2. Postpartum infections - Wikipedia

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    Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and puerperal fever, are any bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage. [1] Signs and symptoms usually include a fever greater than 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), chills, lower abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge . [ 1 ]

  3. Vaginal flora in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy is an alteration of the normal vaginal microbiota of pregnancy. Intrauterine infections in pregnancy are caused by bacteria that cause inflammation. The women may experience few or no symptoms. This sometimes leads to chorioamnionitis and other negative pregnancy outcomes.

  4. Vaginitis - Wikipedia

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    For women who have irritation and inflammation caused by low levels of estrogen (postmenopausal), a topical estrogen cream might be prescribed. The following are typical treatments for trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast infections: Trichomoniasis: Oral treatment with either metronidazole or tinidazole. [8] "Sexual partner(s) should ...

  5. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Wikipedia

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    Infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, cancer [2] [3] [4] Causes: Bacteria that spread from the vagina and cervix [5] Risk factors: Gonorrhea, chlamydia [2] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, ultrasound, laparoscopic surgery [2] Prevention: Not having sex, having few sexual partners, using condoms [6] Treatment: Antibiotics [7 ...

  6. Salpingitis - Wikipedia

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    Approximately one in fourteen untreated Chlamydia infections will result in salpingitis. [5]Over one million cases of acute salpingitis are reported every year in the US, but the number of incidents is probably larger, due to incomplete and untimely reporting methods and that many cases are reported first when the illness has gone so far that it has developed chronic complications.

  7. Endometritis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms may include fever, lower abdominal pain, and abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge. [1] [4] It is the most common cause of infection after childbirth. [7] [1] It is also part of spectrum of diseases that make up pelvic inflammatory disease. [8] Endometritis is divided into acute and chronic forms. [2]

  8. Chlamydia - Wikipedia

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    When symptoms do appear, they may occur only several weeks after infection; [1] the incubation period between exposure and being able to infect others is thought to be on the order of two to six weeks. [7] Symptoms in women may include vaginal discharge or burning with urination. [1]

  9. Trichomoniasis - Wikipedia

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    Evidence from randomized controlled trials for screening pregnant women who have no symptoms of infection with trichomoniasis and treating women who test positive for the infection have not consistently shown a reduced risk of preterm birth. [29] [30] Further studies are needed to verify this result and determine the best method of screening.