Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Presented By Rosella Castilla
• Ref Medinfo

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PID

• PID is a long lasting infection affecting the
  uterus, the tubes which deliver eggs to fallopian
  tubes and the nearby structures in the lower
  abdomen.

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Symptoms

• Pain in the lower part of the abdomen, most often
  affecting both sides
• Occasional pain in upper abdomen and lower back.
• Monthly menstrual cycles may be altered
• Vaginal discharge
• Painful urination
• Painful intercourse

• Pain in rectum
• Fever
• Small percentage of sufferers will develop
  scarred fallopian tubes
• Causing difficulties in conceiving.

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Causes

• PID is most likely to occur between the ages of
  15 and 25, in sexually active women.
• In many cases, the microbe is transmitted
  sexually.
• Sometimes it comes as a result of spread of a
  germ from a nearby structure(appendicitis).

• The most common germ to cause PID is Chlamydia
  (in at least 50)
• Gonorrhea is also a fairly common cause.
• Both may occur together.
• Other germs may be involved, but at least 20 of
  patients, no cause found

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Diagnosis

• Seek medical advice
• Receive a pelvic exam
• A specimen of the mucus inside the vagina and
  also inside the neck of the cervix
• Ultrasound Scan may be required/ Examine the
  ovaries and other organs in the pelvis in detail

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Treatment

• The doctor is likely to prescribe antibiotics for
  at least 2 weeks
• This will usually take the form of 2 different
  antibiotics at the same time
• Take pain killers
• Follow-up checkup

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Prevention

• Avoiding multiple sex partners
• Anyway, barrier methods of contraception help
  reduce the risk
• It is necessary to prevent further unnecessary
  spread

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REFERENCES

• Medinfo.co.uk/PID
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS
  DISEASES
• NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH/ FACT SHEET