Salpingitis and oophoritis

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Description of Salpingitis and oophoritis

Salpingitis and oophoritis: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity. It is most commonly caused by sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydia and gonorrhea, that have ascended into the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of intercourse or childbirth, or of surgical procedures, including insertion of IUDs or abortion. PID may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. It may cause infertility and it may raise the risk of ectopic pregnancy. PID is a disease associated with HIV infection.
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Salpingitis and oophoritis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Salpingitis and oophoritis:

• Salpingitis
• Oophoritis (1 cause)

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Terms Similar to Salpingitis and oophoritis:

• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• PID

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External links related to: Salpingitis and oophoritis

• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Tubo-ovarian Abscess : Article by Shikha Mudgil, MD
• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease : Article by Stephanie Abbuhl, MD
• eMedicine - Oophoritis : Article by Arthur Ollendorff, MD
• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease : Article by James B Hill, MD
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Pelvic inflammatory disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

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