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Discharge and pelvic inflammatory disease

June 29, 2008 · Filed Under Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 

 

This article takes a closer look at the significance of the vaginal discharge associated with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a condition that affects the reproductive system in a woman.  After a bacterial infection manages to breach the cervical barrier and reach the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries a woman will begin to experience several symptoms.

In some cases women don?t have any early symptoms of the infection while in other cases they are overwhelmed by the discomfort and pain.  Each case is individual and varies from person to person.  The infection can be cured with antibiotics, become recurrent or chronic if it isn?t eradicated from the woman?s system or can create long-term problems with infertility secondary to the scarring in the organ systems.

Some of the symptoms that women experience include pain and increased cramping with menstruation, pain with urination, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, pain with intercourse or bleeding after intercourse.  Women can also experience vaginal discharge during the entire month with PID.

 

The rest of this article can be found at the Pelvic Endometriosis website.

 

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