Topic Guide: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PID is the acronym for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease often termed Female Genital Infection. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is an infection in the female reproductive organs that includes organs like the uterus, fallopian tube, and ovaries spreading upwards from the cervix to the uterus. The common bacteria involved in the cause of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease are Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae. Other conditions related to the problem of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease are: 1. Cervicitis: It is referred to as an inflammation of the cervix caused by a sexually transmitted infection. 2. Salpingitis: It is referred to as an inflammation of the fallopian tube caused by bacterial infection. 3. Endometritis: It is referred to as an inflammation of the uterus lining called Endometrium caused by an infection in the uterus. 4. Peritonitis: It is referred to as an inflammation of the peritoneum, a silk-like membrane covering the abdomen caused by a bacterial or fungal infection. Genesis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in general is caused by different types of bacteria arising from Sexual Transmitted Infection, STI. The disease is caused by two bacterias called Chlamydia and Gonorrhea which are carried in the semen and body fluid of the infected people. As the