Sentences with phrase «as pelvic inflammatory disease»

The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are evolving faster than we can develop effective antibiotics against them, and a return to the era of untreatable gonorrhea could see a rise in the particularly nasty complications that arise from a long - term gonorrheal infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease and epididymitis.

Early detection and treatment with antibiotics can prevent long - term effects such as pelvic inflammatory disease that can affect the fallopian tubes and lead to infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

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Given the risk of reproductive tract complications, e.g. pelvic inflammatory disease or, if untreated, infertility, as well as possible transmission from mother to child, this trend among women is of particular concern.

Such symptomless infections, most common in women, can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility, as well as increase the transmission of the HIV virus.

In fact, douching has been linked to infections (such as bacterial vaginosis, yeast, and even pelvic inflammatory disease) as well as vaginal irritation.

Problem is, doctors frequently mistake endometriosis for other conditions that can cause pelvic pain, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pelvic inflammatory disease, or even premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

Inflammation is a background problem in other conditions that affect fertility too, such as endometriosis, fibroids, infection (such as the scar tissue of pelvic inflammatory disease), and the insulin block of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Of course one must also consider the possibility of serious medical disorders such as uterine fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, or, most commonly, endometriosis, disorders that tend to be overlooked in young girls in early menses.

Glossing over or omitting from the main body of the report gynecological problems such as higher rates of cervical cancer, polycystic ovarian syndrome, blocked fallopian tubes, pelvic inflammatory disease, hormonal disorders and multiple births

The Mirena intra-uterine birth control device has been linked to side effects such as ectopic pregnancy, perforation of the uterus, pelvic inflammatory disease, infection and abnormal vaginal bleeding, which can lead to permanent infertility or require surgery to correct.