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Can Inflammatory Disease Cause Miscarriage?
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a general term for infection of the uterus lining, fallopian tubes, or ovaries.
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Alternative Names
PID; Oophoritis; Salpingitis; Salpingo-oophoritis; Salpingo-peritonitis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Most cases of pelvic inflammatory disease are caused by bacteria that move from the vagina or cervix into the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, or pelvis.
The most common cause of PID is sexual contact...
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Miscarriage
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy, or expulsion of a fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive. The term "miscarriage" is strictly a... Read more »
Miscarriage
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A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. (Pregnancy losses after the 20th week are called preterm... Read more »
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
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What Is It? Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries. It is the most common serious infection among... Read more »
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