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Pregnancy Problems With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
This article looks at the link of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease with
pregnancy, in particluar the complication that could occur.
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection that moves past the
vagina, breaks the cervical barrier and infects the uterus, fallopian
tubes and ovaries. Often the bacteria originates from
sexually transmitted diseases, often gonorrhea.
There are a percentage of woman who have pregnancy problems with pelvic
inflammatory disease that are a direct result of the
condition. The number who are affected depends upon how
quickly the infection is treated, if the woman completes her treatment
and if the treatment protocol was successful.
There are some women who require either two rounds of antibiotics or an
initial treatment in the hospital using intravenous therapy
antibiotics delivered through an IV. For others the condition
becomes chronic or recurrent when the infection either isnt totally
eradicated or the woman becomes infected again because of high risk
behaviors.
Since the most common infection causing PID is a sexually transmitted
disease those women who engage in sex with multiple partners or in high
risk behaviors such as alcohol or recreational drugs also have a higher
risk of developing the infection more than once. These
infections can also be more resistant to antibiotic therapy.
During this infection the bacteria attack the uterus, ovaries and
fallopian tubes. In uterus the infection can cause an
inflammation in the lining of the uterus making implantation
difficult. This inflammation also increases the blood loss
each month which can result in anemia.
The infection in the fallopian tubes can cause scarring in the tubes
making the transport of the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus
impossible. Sperm isnt able to make it up the tubes and the
result is a functional infertility. Scarring in the fallopian
tubes combined with the scarring and inflammation in the uterus results
in a hostile environment that isnt conducive to pregnancy.
Women who suffer with pregnancy problems and pelvic inflammatory
disease have a few options they can discuss with their obstetrician and
infertility expert. Women may be able to have the fallopian
tubes opened through surgical interventions or may consider invitro
fertilization. Normally the quality of the eggs arent
negatively impacted but the physical environment may have challenges
that make a pregnancy very difficult.
For these reasons, and others, women who have a sexually transmitted
disease should be treated as soon as possible and follow the
recommended course of treatment to decrease the possible side effects.
As with most health conditions, prevention is better than cure.
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