Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) an infection of the female reproductive organs that are above the cervix, such as the fallopian tubes and ovaries. It is the most common and serious problem caused by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). PID can cause ectopic pregnancies, infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and other serious problems. Symptoms include fever, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, extreme pain, and vaginal bleeding.

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A

• Acne
• Anorexia nervosa
• Anxiety disorders
• Asthma
• Autoimmune diseases

B

• Bacterial vaginosis
• Binge eating disorder
• Birth control methods
• Bladder control
• Bladder pain syndrome see (interstitial cystitis)
• Bleeding disorders
• Body image
• Breast cancer
• Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
• Breastfeeding
• Bulimia nervosa

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• Cancer
• Caregiver stress
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cervical cancer
• Chlamydia
• Chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

D

• Date rape drugs
• Depression
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• Diabetes
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• Douching

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• Eating disorders
• Emergency birth control / emergency contraception
• Endometriosis

F

• Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C)
• Fibroids (uterine)
• Fibromyalgia
• Fitness
• Folic acid

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• Genital herpes
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• Getting active
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• Graves' disease

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• Hashimoto's disease
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• Hepatitis
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I

• Infertility
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Insomnia
• Interstitial cystitis (bladder pain syndrome)
• Iron-deficiency anemia
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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• Lupus

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• Myasthenia gravis

N

• Nursing see (breastfeeding)
• Nutrition

O

• Oral health
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• Ovarian cancer
• Ovarian cysts
• Ovarian syndrome (PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome)
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P

• Pap smear and HPV test
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Period (menstruation)
• Physical activity (exercise)
• Pregnancy
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy test
• Prenatal care
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

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• None

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• Screening tests and vaccines
• Sexual assault
• Sexually transmitted infections (STDs, STIs)
• Sickle cell disease
• Sleep and your health
• Spider veins and varicose veins
• Stress and your health
• Stroke
• Syphilis

T

• Thyroid disease
• Trichomoniasis

T

• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Uterine cancer
• Uterine fibroids

V

• Vaginal yeast infections
• Varicose veins and spider veins
• Violence against women
• Viral hepatitis

W

• Weight loss (and overweight and obesity)

Y

• Yeast infections

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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Resources
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