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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE - Coggle Diagram
PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
CAUSES
Having sex without a condom
Having multiple partners
Douching
Being sexual active at an early agebeloww 25 years
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Irregular menstruation
Pain during sexual intercourse
Heavily discharge with unpleasant odor
Bleeding after sex
Painful urination
Fever
Low back pain
Lower abdominal pain
DEFINITION
Infection of the upper part if the of the female reproductive system namely the uterus, ovaries and the fallopian tubes
ASSESSMENT AND COMMON FINDINGS
Fever
Vaginal discharge
Tenderness in the cervix, uterus and the fallopian tubes
Increase body temperature due to Infection.
RISK FACTORS
Poor hygiene
Gonorrhea
Being sexual active
Management
Minimising chronic pelvic pain
Eradication of current infection
HIV testing to be done
Ensuring general care