Jumat, 25 April 2008

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

What is pelvic inflammatory disease? Pelvic inflammatory disease is, indeed, a number of various diseases, affect women. Signs of infection are the PID of the uterus, fallopian tubes and other areas of a female genital higher. One of the known symptoms of PID is an inflammation causes pain, swelling, fever, and the potential formation of scars.

A woman suffers PID experience is perhaps changes in the anatomy of the future of their genital increases the risk of pregnancy ektopische (which occurs when the embryo to develop outside the uterus causing a shock and death the mother, if undiagnosed), or could lead to what Infertility. Some women may lose the ability to become pregnant after only one episode of PID.


Some women are more vulnerable to contact with PID than other women?
PID are higher among young women sexually active. Women with multiple sexual partners or women, the use of an IUP (Intrauterinpessar for birth control) are also a greater risk of developing the disease. Douching and suffered a previous episode of DIP, there is a risk of developing the disease. Women who are victims of PID must declare their doctor before PID regime.


Complications, due to pid
Without a timely and appropriate treatment, PID could lead to that damage to female sexual organs. Examples of complications are:

Infections
Created by bacteria, infections can be storming of the fallopian tube, which is normal in the tissues to turn into scar tissue. This tissue could then block the movement of eggs in the uterus. If the tubes are completely blocked by scar tissue, sperm do not fertilize eggs and the woman is sterile.

Ectopic Pregnancy
A blocked or damaged fallopian tube can lead to that fertilized eggs paste into the fallopian tube. If the fertilized egg develops into the tube, as if they were in the uterus of a pregnancy occurs ektopische. This may perhaps the collapse fallopian tube causing severe pain, internal bleeding or even death.

Pain
The formation of scars in the fallopian tube that can cause chronic pelvic pain.


Symptoms of a PID
On the basis of symptoms, may be difficult to detect PID often ignored women and their doctors. The impact of pelvic inflammatory disease can be very painful and may need treatment. If you recognize any of the following symptoms, it is a good idea, ask your doctor to explain your request:
  • Reduction of abdominal pain or pain in or around the area of the basin.
  • Fever combined with an unusual vaginal discharge.
  • Low back pain.
  • Dolorosa to urinate.
  • Irregularities bleeding bleeding.

Causes of PID
PID can happen if the bacteria in the vagina of a woman or cervix (opening of the uterus) in their reproductive organs. There may be many causes of PID, but the most common are:
  • Women develop symptomatic gonorrhea PID.
  • The sexually active women in their gebärfähigen years are more vulnerable and women aged under 25 tend to develop PID that women over 25 years.
  • The more sexual partners a woman, the higher his risk of developing PID.
  • Women, using a douching may be an increased risk for developing PID compared to those who do not reflect a douching, as this procedure does not affect the bodies inside the vagina.