&lt;h2 style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs, including the fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix, and uterus.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pelvic Inflammatory Disease can damage part of the female reproductive system and cause infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;In most cases, pelvic inflammatory disease is associated with sexually transmitted infection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;What Are The Causes of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is caused by bacterial infection. Most commonly, PID is caused by gonorrhoea or &lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.ph/chlamydia-in-the-philippines-symptoms-testing-and-treatment&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;chlamydia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; infections.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Gonorrhoea and &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline; color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.ph/chlamydia-in-the-philippines-symptoms-testing-and-treatment&quot;&gt;Chlamydia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; are common sexually transmitted diseases.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;However, one gets pelvic inflammatory disease without having STD.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Ureaplasma&amp;nbsp;infection is also a possible cause of &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline; color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.ph/bacterial-vaginosis&quot;&gt;bacterial vaginosis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and pelvic inflammatory disease.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Ureaplasma belongs to a class of bacteria known as&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Mycoplasma&lt;span data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Some of the other causes may include having a recent intrauterine device (IUD) inserted and douching.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;What Are the Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Not all women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease will display symptoms. The sign and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease can be subtle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Some common symptoms may include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline; color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.ph/vaginal-discharge&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Foul-smelling vaginal discharge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pain during sex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pain during urinating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pain in the lower abdomen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pain in the upper abdomen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Abnormal uterine bleeding between menstrual cycles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Bleeding after sex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Pelvic inflammatory disease can be dangerous if the infection spreads to the bloodstream. Please see your doctor as soon as possible if you suspect that you have an infection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;How to Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;The risk of Pelvic inflammatory disease can be reduced by:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; list-style-type: disc;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.ph/std-testing&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-decoration: underline;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Having regular STD testing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; list-style-type: disc;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Practising safe sex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; list-style-type: disc;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Avoiding douching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; list-style-type: disc;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Requesting your partner be tested if you have PID.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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