Risk Factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
List of Risk Factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
The list of risk factors mentioned for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in various sources includes:
Risk factors discussion:
PID: DSTD (Excerpt)
Who is at
risk for PID?
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Women with
STDs--especially gonorrhea and chlamydia--are at increased risk for
developing PID. A prior episode of PID increases the risk of another
episode because the body's defenses are often damaged during the initial
bout of infection.
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Sexually
active women under age 25 are more likely to develop PID than are women
older than 25.
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The more sex
partners a woman has, the greater her risk of developing PID. Also, a
woman whose partner has more than one sex partner is at greater risk of
getting PID, because of the potential for more exposures to infectious
agents.
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Women who
douche have a higher risk of developing PID compared with women who do
not.
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Women who
have an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted may have a slightly increased
risk of PID compared with women using other contraceptives or no
contraceptive at all. However, this risk is greatly reduced in women
being screened and treated for any infections before an IUD is inserted.
In addition, mutual monogamy is encouraged for women who choose to use
this form of contraception to decrease the risk of getting PID.
(Source: excerpt from
PID: DSTD)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
Risk Factors for PID
- Women with STDs – especially gonorrhea and chlamydial
infection – are at greater risk of developing PID; a prior
episode of PID increases the risk of another episode because the
body’s defenses are often damaged during the initial bout of
upper genital tract infection.
- Sexually active teenagers are more likely to develop PID
than are older women.
- The more sexual partners a woman has, the greater her risk
of developing PID.
Recent data indicate that women who douche once or twice a
month may be more likely to have PID than those who douche less
than once a month. Douching may push bacteria into the upper
genital tract. Douching also may ease discharge caused by an
infection, so the woman delays seeking health care.
(Source: excerpt from
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)
Women with sexually transmitted diseases -- especially gonorrhea and
chlamydia -- are at greater risk of developing PID than other women; a
prior episode of PID increases the risk of another episode because the
body’s defenses are often damaged during the initial bout of upper tract
infection.
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Sexually active teenagers are more likely to develop PID
than are older women.
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The more sexual partners a woman has, the greater her risk
of developing PID.
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IUD insertion, induced abortion, and other procedures
during which instruments are passed through the cervix into the uterus
increase the risk of PID. Recent data indicate that women who douche
once or twice a month are more likely to have PID than those who douche
less than once a month. Douching may flush bacteria into the upper
genital tract. Douching also may ease symptoms of an infection, delaying
effective treatment.
(Source: excerpt from
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC)
Risks factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
