Pelvic floor

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is one of the most common infections in non-pregnant women of reproductive age, remains an important public health problem. It is associated with major long-term sequelae, including tubal factor infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain. In addition, treatment of acute PID and its complications incurs substantial health care costs. Prevention of these long-term sequelae is dependent upon development of treatment strategies based on knowledge of the…

cervix, then to the uterus and finally fallopian tubes. Once the disease is past the cervix it is usually classified at pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Davies et al. (2014) shows that diagnosis of chlamydia increase the risk of PID by 50%. Each patient that acquired the infection again increased the risk by another 20%. Most women will typically present with symptoms of pelvic pain, menstrual changes, dyspareunia, low back pain, past history…

THE INCREASED BIOPOLITICAL CONTROL OF WOMEN’S BODIES THROUGH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE REGULATION; AN INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS. Recently proposed laws that enact abortion and reproductive health care regulation have been marked as safety precautions in order to protect the health of women. However, these laws do not consider which groups are most often impacted by their enactment, and what the consequences of said enactment may be. If clinics in low income neighborhoods cannot meet…

Kassandra Morain Chlamydia: A Silent Infection Among the age groups, teens and young adults are the ones who seem most affected by cases of chlamydia. There are a reported 3 million cases per year, but due to the fact that not every case are reported and also due to the fact that a lot of symptoms of the diseases are not recognized, the number is likely a lot higher than that. Preventable by use of protective devices such as latex condoms, there are yearly screenings and tests for chlamydia…

tubes are which carry the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus (Nevin Todd). If they are damage it can cause the egg not to get in contact with the sperm. What can cause the fallopian tubes to get damage? It can get damage by having a pelvic infection or having pelvic surgeries that can lead to scaring and can cause the fallopian tube to be damage (Nevin Todd). Some someone suffer from hormonal issues. If you suffer from hormonal issues this means you have problems with your ovulation (Nevin…

Introduction Pelvic pain can result from disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary, or reproductive systems. Diagnosing the etiology of pain can be difficult, and clinical and laboratory evaluation is often not sufficient. In pediatrics, ultrasonography (US) is generally the primary imaging modality used in the initial evaluation of pelvic pain, with radiographs and cross-sectional imaging reserved for further work-up or specific indications. In pelvic emergencies, radiological findings…

discharge and easily induced endocervical bleeding. In the urethra, signs of urethritis may show such as dysuria, pyuria, and frequent urination. Chlamydia infection in women can spread from the cervic to the upper reproductive tract which can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). In contrast, more than 75% of infected men show signs and symptoms similar to gonorrhea which is painful urination and pus discharge from the penis (Bauman, 2014). Infection of chlamydia may cause inflammation of…

The genus chlamydia is made of three species called C. psittaci, C. pneumoniae, and C. trachomatis. Today we will be focusing on C. trachomatis. It stains gram negative which means it has a thin cell wall and it is bacillus or rod shaped. C. trachomatis is also an obligate intracellular organism which means it cannot exist without a host cell. This leads us into our next segment on how C. trachomatis affects us as human beings. To many of us we know C. trachomatis as chlamydia, which is…

Chlamydia: The Silent Killer Javier Martin Waukesha County Technical College Section 11274 Instructor: Dr. Tracy Neher April 30, 2017 Chlamydia: The Silent Killer A sexually transmitted infection that affects approximately 3 million Americans per year with a yearly cost of 2.1 billion dollars for treatment and prevention is caused by the bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis. Known as the silent disease for its ability to conceal itself in the body, chlamydia…

Cervicofacial Actinomycosis is a relatively rare disease that occurs infrequently in the United States. In developing countries, the detection of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis is more common due to poor oral hygiene and untreated dental caries. Increased awareness of complicated bacterial dental infections in the United States has led to a more proactive approach in treating and preventing Actinomycosis. Described by Vyas (2011), Actinomyces Israelli is a bacterium that can lead to Actinomycosis…