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Pelvic inflammatory disease is more likely to reoccur when there is a prior history of the infection, recent sexual contact, recent onset of menses, or an IUD (intrauterine device) in place or if the partner has a sexually transmitted infection.
Infectious disease: Symptoms: None, burning with urination, vaginal discharge, discharge from the penis, pelvic pain, testicular pain [1] Complications: Pelvic inflammatory disease, inflammation of the epididymis, septic arthritis, endocarditis [1] [2] Causes: Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically sexually transmitted [1] Diagnostic method
The infection can spread to the upper genital tract in women, causing pelvic inflammatory disease, which may result in future infertility or ectopic pregnancy. [2] Chlamydia infections can occur in other areas besides the genitals, including the anus, eyes, throat, and lymph nodes.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Pelvic inflammatory disease—an infection of your uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries—is another inflammatory condition that can cause vaginal pain.
Disseminated infection and pelvic inflammatory disease in women tend to begin after menses due to reflux during menses, facilitating spread. [72] In rare cases, disseminated infection may cause infection of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord or infection of the heart valves (endocarditis). [72] [73]
Pelvic inflammatory disease—pain caused by damage from infections. [13] Adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that build up the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located within the cells that put up the uterine wall , as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs.
Female genital disease is a disorder of the structure or function of the female reproductive system that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes. The female reproductive system consists of the ovaries , fallopian tubes , uterus , vagina , and vulva .
A tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is one of the late complications of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and can be life-threatening if the abscess ruptures and results in sepsis. It consists of an encapsulated or confined pocket of pus with defined boundaries that forms during an infection of a fallopian tube and ovary. These abscesses are found ...