Pelvic inflammatory disease
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female reproductive system disorder, sexually transmitted disease
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- Pelvic inflammatory disease is a term for a variety of infections affecting a woman's upper reproductive organs, including the uterus, the ovaries, and the two fallopian tubes that serve as passageways between the ovaries and the womb.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease is not really a single illness.
- Prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease is essential to the health and fertility of a woman.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease is a serious infection that can cause permanent damage to your reproductive organs.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease can cause abscesses and constant pain almost anywhere in the genital tract. If left untreated, it can cause infertility or more frequent menstrual periods. Severe cases may even spread to the liver and kidneys, causing dangerous internal bleeding and death.
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