Pelvic inflammatory disease

Disease class: Adnexal diseases

Disease class: Pelvic infection

This describes an inflammatory state inside the pelvis.

 

Types

• Endometritis
• Oophoritis
• Parametritis
• Salpingitis

 

Causes

• Chlamydia trachomatis 
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
• Mycoplasma genitalium 
• Mycoplasma hominis  

 

Complications

• Tubo-ovarian abscess 
• Hydrosalpinx
• Pelvic adhesions
• Female infertility