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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Study: PID boosts girls' risk of STDs

November 25, 2008
A report from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that teenage girls who are treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) have a higher risk of developing sexually transmitted infections, often within weeks or months after they are first treated. According to researchers, the common approach to treating PID in girls is a "prescription and a brochure." They feel that this approach isn't enough to keep girls from risky sexual behaviors that can lead to such long-term problems as chronic... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Infertility 101
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...Scarred fallopian tubes from an infection (PID or pelvic inflammatory disease) or from... Read more »

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Finally answers from an Oncologist
By Angi , Health Expert

...believable to me because as a teenager I had a bout with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. It went on... Read more »

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NuvaRing and Norplant – Alternative Hormone Birth Control Options
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...not recommended for women who are at risk for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), have... Read more »

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All You Ever Wanted to Know about Yeast Infections
By Merely Me , Health Expert

  It is an all too common experience for women to suffer from a yeast infection at some point... Read more »

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April is STD Awareness Month: What do you know about Gonorrhea?
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...In women the risk of having untreated gonorrhea is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease which can lead to... Read more »

Health Guide

Hysterosalpingography
...the contrast dye Special considerations This test should not be performed if you have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are experiencing unexplained vaginal bleeding, or are currently... Read more »
Culture: endocervix
...female Chronic urethritis Gonococcemia (Disseminated) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Read more »
Diagnostic laparoscopy
...adhesions following prior surgery) Endometriosis Uterine fibroids Tumors Pelvic inflammatory disease Appendicitis Cholecystitis Metastatic cancer ... Read more »
STD Symptoms
...caused by STDs tend to be more severe and more frequent for women than men. Some STDs can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a major cause of both infertility and ectopic (tubal)... Read more »
Transvaginal ultrasound
...uterus and ovaries (such as cysts or fibroids) Twisting of the ovaries Infection, including pelvic inflammatory disease Birth defects Some problems that may be found specifically... Read more »

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that typically effects the small intestine.... Read more »

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