Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (also known as PID) is a clinical syndrome that results from the ascension of microorganisms from the cervix and vagina to the upper genital tract. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two of the serious complications of PID. The most commonly reported infectious diseases in the US. Despite the lack of symptoms, Histologic evidence of endometritis has been demonstrated in women with subclinical PID. Pelvic inflammatory illness is defined in layman's terms by OB-GYN Dr. Diane Robinson-Amour. She stated that 85 percent of pelvic inflammatory diseases have been implicated as sexually transmitted diseases, in one third to half of PID cases. Women develop PID, when certain bacteria, such as the sexually transmitted pathogens, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), move upward from a woman’s vagina or cervix into her reproductive organs. A number of different microorganisms can cause or contribute to PID. Dr Amour highlighted some of the symptoms and how they are detected. OB-GYN, Dr. Diane Robinson-Amour.
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