BEWARE MY SISTERS OF PID!!!

Pelvic Inflammatory disease is an infection of the female reproductive system viz the womb, ovaries, fallopian tubes.

It is commonly caused by bacteria that's comes from the vagina and cervix.

Very common in Nigeria. Many women today are affected by this disease.

Risk factors include excessive vaginal douching, wiping your vagina from back to front after using the bathroom,unprotected sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners.

Signs and symptoms include fever, lower abdominal pain, foul smelling vaginal discharge, painful sex, bleeding after sex, irregular menstruation, tiredness, painful urination.

When not treated ontime or well, could lead to infertility, cancer, ectopic pregnancy and so on

Please see a doctor if you have any of the symptoms outlined above.

Preventive measures include,

 -Regular testing for sexually transmitted infections especially gonorrhea and chlamydia.

-Reduce vaginal douching (washing your vagina with harsh soaps that change the vaginal pH and kill the normal flora bacteria)

-Sexual monogamy

-Abstinence won't  be a bad idea too



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