1. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

2. What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?  (known to medical professionals) as PID is an infection that affects a woman’s reproductive system.  Exists when disease causing organisms (bacteria) migrate from the urethra & cervix into upper genital tract.  PID only occurs in women, primarily in Caucasian women & is contracted by the STD’s gonorrhea & Chlamydia.

3. Symptoms of PID:  Pain in lower abdominal region disassociated with a period.  Fever  Can range from subtle &mild to sudden onset of moderate to severe pain  Unusual vaginal discharge that may have a foul odor  Pain during intercourse  Irregular menstrual bleeding.  Back pain  Urinary discomfort  Pain during a pelvic exam

4. Patho-physiology of PID:  Bacterial Chlamydia & gonorrhea enter woman’s genital tract & move toward the cervix.  Penetrates cervical mucus which protects against spread of microorganisms, having access to upper genital tract of women, infecting uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, & other structures in the pelvic cavity.

5. Risk Factors Associated with PID,  Women who are at risk of PID are those who engage in unprotected sexual activity.  Women who have multiple sex partners.  Women who have sex with partner who reports symptoms of an STD.  Women who have experienced previous pelvic infections  Sexually active women under age 25; statistics show sexually active teenage girls are more likely to develop PID than are older women

6. Diagnosing PID:  Often difficult because symptoms can be mild  Perform physical exam (pelvic exam), pelvic ultrasound, & sometimes laparoscopy  In U.S. PID affects 11% of women of reproductive age  1 million women experience an episode of PID per year  20% of PID diagnosed women are hospitalized for treatment  Medical reports indicate PID causes 2.5 million office visits & 125- 150,000 hospitalizations a year

7. Results of PID:  Can be life threatening  Causes complications of conception, pregnancy, & fertility  Inflammation of fallopian tubes  Scarring of abdominal cavity tissue  Scarring of fallopian tubes, causing blockage which can lead to ectopic pregnancy (tubal conception)  Diagnosed women have 6-10 times increase of ectopic pregnancy  Causes high pregnancy-related deaths among African American

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