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PID
Inflammatory process of infectious origin of the upper parts of the female genital system. It is also known as pelvic inflammatory disease.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Disease
Level of specialization High
Definition source Diccionario panhispánico de términos médicos
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Synonym
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

enfermedad inflamatoria pélvica
EIP

Valenciano

EIP
Associated concepts
Caused by
vaginal flora anaerobes
ascending bacterial spread
Type of
infection of the upper genital tract
Presents the symptom
cervical motion tenderness
lower abdominal pain
pelvic pain
abnormal vaginal discharge
irregular vaginal bleeding
fever
May cause
infertility
chronic pelvic pain
ectopic pregnancy
tubo-ovarian abscess
Examples
Previous ectopic pregnancy, tubal surgery, documented tubal pathology, and PID are associated with increased risk of ectopic pregnancy.
Higher rates of PID in women with intrauterine contraceptive devices highlight the important barrier role of the cervix in the prevention of ascending infection (Eschenbach et al., 1977).
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
rates of | changes in | episode of PID
WITH ADJECTIVES
acute | chlamydial | symptomatic PID