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    Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) generally refers to an infection of a female’s reproductive organs. “It usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from your vagina to your uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries” (“Pelvic Inflammatory,” n.d.). Douching regularly can also cause PID and disrupts the balance of natural bacteria that women have in their body. Inflammation can cause irreversible damage causing scar tissue formation and may even prevent conception in women with this disease if left untreated. Chronic inflammation can be termed as lasting “2 weeks or longer, regardless of cause” (McCance & Huether, 2013, p. 214). This chronic inflammation can take years to heal and does not always result in cell or tissue regeneration.…

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    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Overview- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disorder involving the female reproductive organs (uterus, fallopian tubes and / or ovaries). In most cases the pelvic inflammatory disease is caused by the spread of an infection from an adjacent member, from the blood (tuberculosis) or, more commonly, from the vaginal region. In the latter case, a major role is covered from sexually transmitted diseases, and by the passage of bacteria through contraceptive devices.…

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    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…

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    Pelvic Inflammatory disease (PID) is one of the most common diseases in the United States in women between the ages of fourteen and twenty four are being treated. This disease is mostly cause by an untreated sexual transmitted disorder (STDs), mostly gonorrhea and or chlamydia, but it can also be caused by minor infections or douching. PID is treatable with a set on antibiotics and depending on how advance the disease is how the physician terminates how to treat it. Pelvic Inflammatory…

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    Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disorder of the reproductive tract. According to the article that I chose, it is usually misdiagnosed and ineffectively treated. The complications of PID include chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, infertility and can be prevented if patients are screened for sexually transmitted infections (STI). There are guidelines that have been developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the screening and treatment of PID. Many health care providers do…

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    Pelvic inflammatory disease is a bacteria that spreads to the fallopian tubes after childbirth if in an unsanitary place. It can also be caused by complications caused by other STDs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. When you have a baby, sometimes you can get an infection. This infection is usually pelvic inflammatory disease. Symptoms include pain in your abdomen, like cramps, pain or bleeding during sex, a burning sensation when urinating, or bleeding between periods and a high fever. These…

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    The most common serious infection among young women in the United States is pelvic inflammatory disease. There are one million new cases of pelvic inflammatory disease diagnosed each year. Pelvic inflammatory disease is a polymicrobial infection of the upper genital tract. Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes, or the ovaries. Pelvic inflammatory disease usually affects sexually active females in their childbearing years. “About one in every seven women…

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    Pelvic inflammatory disease is when your reproductive organs become inflamed; the reproductive organs include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and the uterine tubes. PID can cause long term abdominal pain and problems with future pregnancies. This is the most common and most serious consequence of infection with STD in women. Annually there are over one million cases of pelvic inflammatory disease in the United States. Inflammation is the body’s response to PID. The affected area…

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    In the case study, I selected the researchers are trying to connect Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) to ovarian cancer. Pelvic inflammatory disease is a polymicrobial infection and inflammatory disorder of the upper female genital tract including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and adjacent pelvic structures in woman (article). Most common way to treat PID is antibiotics, however if left untreated damage can occur that can lead to infertility problems. The case study suggests that PID can change…

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    because of a hormonal imbalance. The Cause of ectopic pregnancy might not always be clear (40% have no known cause) however there are things that put you more at risk to have one. These things include previous ectopic pregnancy ( 7% of women with ectopic pregnancy have had an ectopic pregnancy before), STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea), inflammation/infection, history of pelvic inflammatory disease or pelvic surgery, birth control including IUD and tubal ligation, fertility drugs, even smoking…

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