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A review on pelvic inflammatory disease

International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2005
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) remains a significant cause of morbidity worldwide, with the potential to result in serious reproductive complications. Much of the definitive work regarding PID was completed in the 1960s and 1970s. More recently, however, there have been a range of studies published that have contributed to our understanding of PID.
S, Barrett, C, Taylor
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Dermatologic Clinics, 1983
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a genital tract infection that affects a predominantly young and sexually active population. While its exact pathogenesis has yet to be determined, it appears to be caused by several micro-organisms that develop in response to one or more of the following: foreign bodies, such as intrauterine contraceptive devices ...
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Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1989
Clinical, laboratory, and sonographic data were collected prospectively from 100 female adolescents hospitalized with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The endocervical isolation rates for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae were 44.7% and 36.4%, respectively.
N, Golden, S, Neuhoff, H, Cohen
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Syphilis and pelvic inflammatory disease

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 1978
Since screening every patient in the emergency department for venereal disease is impractical, we hypothesized that patients with the clinical diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) might be at higher risk and a group that should be screened. Seventy women with a clinical diagnosis of PID treated in our adult emergency department from July to ...
R J, Rothstein, G L, Sternbach, P, Rosen
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Adolescents

Pediatrics In Review, 1992
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term referring to infection and inflammation of the upper genital tract, primarily involving the fallopian tubes and uterus. Other terms for PID in common use include endometritis (infection of the uterus) and salpingitis (tubal infection with inferred endometrial involvement).
J E, Paradise, L, Grant
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Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents

Current Problems in Pediatrics, 1996
Introduction Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), overshadowed only in the last decade by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is the second most serious consequence of the ongoing epidemic of sexually transmitted disease (STD) occurring among adolescents since the mid-1960s.
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Pelvic inflammatory disease and the IUD

Advances in Contraception, 1986
The evidence for the association between IUD use and PID is reviewed based on the results of case-control and cohort studies. Both types of epidemiologic studies are described briefly. Most case-control studies are hospital-based and show that IUD users have a higher risk of having PID compared to women using other contraceptive methods. The results of
D A, Edelman, C W, Porter
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The treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1980
The treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease depends upon the etiology of the condition. Pelvic infection (PI) after parturition and abortion, gynecologic surgery, and a variety of invasive procedures is commonly associated with the isolation of anaerobic and aerobic flora of the vagina. The factors which influence the choice of antimicrobial treatment
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Pelvic inflammatory disease in the adolescent

Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 1989
Pelvic inflammatory disease is one of the most serious complications of sexually transmitted diseases. It is a medical and public health problem of great magnitude, and adolescents are at greater risk for its development than any other age group. Its sequelae of infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and dyspareunia may have a devastating
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Adolescents

AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 1998
Over one million women experience an episode of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) each year. It is the most common serious complication of STDs; long-term sequelae include ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and tubal infertility. One in five cases of PID occurs among younger women < 19 years of age.
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