Vaginitis is described medically as an irritation and/or inflammation of the vagina. Vaginitis is a very common disease affecting millions of women each year and is responsible for an estimated of 10% of all visits by women to their healthcare practitioners. There are three types of vaginitis: Hormone-related vaginitis: Includes the atrophic vaginitis generally found […]
Tag Archives: pelvic inflammatory disease
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of any woman’s pelvic organs, including the uterus, ovaries or fallopian tubes, or the peritoneum, the membrane covering the abdominal cavity. Acute PID comes on suddenly and tends to be more severe, whereas chronic PID is a low-grade infection that may cause only mild pain and sometimes backache. […]
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Any sexually active woman of childbearing age is at risk of an ectopic pregnancy and often the reason for the ectopic pregnancy will never be determined. Ectopic pregnancies are more likely if you have had: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: This is a past infection of the fallopian tubes caused, for example, by a sexually transmitted infection […]