Abstract
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) covers a spectrum of female upper genital infections, including endometritis, salpingitis, pyosalpinx, tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA), and pelvic peritonitis. PID is highly preventable, but is associated with serious immediate and long-term sequelae. Adolescents are a special population at high risk of PID, accounting for nearly half of all newly diagnosed sexually-transmitted infections each year. Effective outpatient management is available, but the key to minimizing long-term sequelae is prevention.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Practical Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
Pages | 361-365 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780470673874 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 25 2013 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- PID
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- STD
- Sexually-transmitted infection