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Birth Control for Others - 24 Mar 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,One result was extensive campaigns to insert IUDs, with little or no follow-up care for the many women who developed pelvic inflammatory disease and other
Abstinence advocate uses humor to shift teens' focus from sex to ... - 24 Mar 2008
Longview Daily News,There, he learned, chlamydia can be a "cheerleader killer," but not until it becomes Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in 40 percent of the cases that go
Teens hard to reach with STD warning - Mar 22, 2008
Springfield State Journal Register,Untreated, however, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, eptopic pregnancies and infertility. The human papillomavirus, or HPV, affecting 18 percent
Danville girls at high risk of STIs - Mar 22, 2008
Danville Register and Bee,If untreated, both diseases can spread, causing pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to infertility. The two diseases also are easily transmitted,
Family demands justice for 'error' - Mar 18, 2008
Trinidad & Tobago Express,C-section on Harry, according to her patient notes, said that she was suffering from advanced pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which he had diagnosed.
One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease - Mar 11, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,If left untreated, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which leaves these young women at risk for atopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain or
Quarter of teen girls have sex-related disease - Mar 11, 2008
Scientific AmericanUntreated infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. It also raises risk for infertility.
Heavy periods, extreme pain - Mar 17, 2008
Jamaica Observer,Other causes of painful heavy menstrual flow include endometriosis, adenomyosis (endometriosis in the muscles of the uterus) and pelvic inflammatory disease
One in Four Girls - Mar 16, 2008
New York Times,STD’s can cause infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and other painful symptoms. It will not be easy for sexually active teenagers to avoid any danger.
Study throws light on insidious disease - Mar 5, 2008
Australian IT,...the rate of obstetric difficulties doubles, as does the risk of miscarriage, together with an increased incidence in pelvic inflammatory disease.
One in four teenage girls in US have STDs - Mar 12, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,...can produce acute symptoms such as irritating vaginal discharge, painful pelvic inflammatory disease and potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy.
One in Four Women in Teens Have STD’s, Study Finds - Mar 11, 2008
New York Times,...acute symptoms ranging from vaginal discharge to pelvic inflammatory disease and also lead to long-term ailments like infertility and cervical cancer.
Your health - Feb 28, 2008
Sur,Left untreated in women, chlamydia can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility. While it’s tempting to ask your doctor for
SWHR statement on CDC report on young women and STDs - Mar 16, 2008
News-Medical.net,If left untreated, certain STDs can cause infertility, pregnancy complications, cervical cancer, or pelvic inflammatory disease. "The study also revealed
STD numbers add up to "staggering" challenge - Mar 13, 2008
Denver Post,The infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and scarring. Trichomoniasis affected 2.5 percent; and genital herpes, 2 percent, the CDC said.
Education about sexually transmitted diseases needs a variety of ... - Mar 14, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,The others can lead to painful pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility or ectopic pregnancy, a sometimes fatal condition in which the fertilized egg
Docs yawning through STI battle - Mar 12, 2008
Edmonton Sun,If left undiagnosed, chlamydia can result in pelvic inflammatory disease which is one of the leading causes of infertility, points out Alex McKay,
New Teenage Study - A ‘Wake Up’ Call to Churches - Mar 13, 2008
Evangelical Covenant Church,...prove dangerous to the girls as they get older, leading to health issues that include cervical cancer, infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease.
SW Georgia STD rate called 'shocking' - Mar 13, 2008
WALB-TV,..."I have children right now that I am treating with chronic abdominal pain, they have had pelvic inflammatory disease and they have chronic abdominal pain
Hole in mom’s intestine - Mar 19, 2008
Trinidad News,She also had chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and there are things called adhesions that attach to the pelvis. Her damage to the bowel could have been
Quarter Of American Teenage Girls Have An STD - Mar 12, 2008
Medical News Today,...which if diagnosed and treated promptly, avoids serious long term health problems such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility.
A quarter of teenage girls in the US have a sex-related disease - Mar 11, 2008
News-Medical.net,...organs and left untreated can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease; it also raises the risk for infertility.
STD Rates Soaring in Teen Girls, CDC Study Reveals - Mar 11, 2008
eFluxMediaThey cause infertility, cervical cancer, genital warts, pelvic inflammatory disease and other problems. The data analyzed was from a 2003-2004 survey,
STD study may not be accurate in state - Mar 12, 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) - A bacterial infection that if untreated can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can damage a woman's reproductive
Editor's Mailbag - Mar 12, 2008
Mason City Globe Gazette,Chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in women and swollen testicles in men. Abstinence from sex is the best protection from any STD.
1 in 4 Teen Girls Has STD - Mar 11, 2008
MedHeadlines,STDs can have painful symptoms which lead to lifelong health complications, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and cancer.
Study: 1 in 4 teenage girls infected with STD - Mar 11, 2008
Dayton Daily News,The other infections can cause infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease if untreated. "One of our greatest frustrations in public health is the
Free Chlamydia tests to be offered - Mar 6, 2008
Mason City Globe Gazette,If left untreated, Chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in women. Infertility and a potentially life-threatening condition called ectopic
HIV – Signs and Symptoms of HIV - Mar 16, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Symptoms include recurrent yeast infections (vaginal candidiasis), pelvic inflammatory disease, abnormal changes or dysplasia (growth and presence of
What's causing my repeated infections? - Feb 24, 2008
Jamaica Observer,Chronic vaginal infections may also result in infection of the fallopian tubes and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) which will eventually result in blocked
Bill Aimed at Stopping Spread of STD's - Mar 3, 2008
WSIL TV,..."It can also cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, which can be a very painful condition that requires hospitalization at times." O'Laughlin says there are a
Family and Child Health - Mar 4, 2008
Canada.com,These include benign ovarian cysts, endometrial (uterine) cancer, ovarian cancer, iron deficiency (anemia), and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Don't say 'Just say no' - Mar 17, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Chlamydia results in a burning sensation during urination and painful sex and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease. Abstinence is completely effective in
New bill could flare up fight against STDs - Mar 9, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,STDs can result in infant mortality, low-birth-weight babies, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, infertility and increased risk for HIV and
1 in 4 Teen Girls Infected With an STD - Mar 11, 2008
WebMDThat means women can carry the infectious for years without knowing they have it, putting them at risk for pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
Kotex Aside, Which Is The Greenest Sanitary Invention? - Mar 15, 2008
EcoWorldly,...pelvic inflammatory disease, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and cancer, causing some to take another look at those ubiquitous products.
MEDICAL SELF-CARE - Mar 3, 2008
Mother Earth News,One major cause of infertility in women is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which is brought on by bacteria that enter the reproductive tract . . . often
What are AIDS and HIV? - Feb 27, 2008
TamilStar.com,Pelvic inflammatory disease, an infection of the female reproductive organs, may also be more frequent and severe in women with HIV infection.
Why things are looking up for this former teenage prostitute - Mar 2, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,...being taken into CPS custody several times, including once when her grandmother took her to the hospital to be treated for pelvic inflammatory disease.
County pregnancy tests now accompanied by chlamydia tests - 20 Feb 2008
Colorado Springs Gazette,Chlamydia is one of the leading causes of infertility and can lead to other health problems such as pelvic inflammatory disease. Referred to as a “silent�
The Gynologues - 20 Feb 2008
The Collegian online,Rarely, IUDs are associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can lead to infertility. IUDs occasionally expel or perforate or embed in the
Managing Health Care-Health - 20 Feb 2008
American Chronicle,Abdominal pain, especially when it is associated with nausea, may indicate a wide range of problems from appendicitis to pelvic inflammatory disease and
What could be causing my pain? - Feb 17, 2008
Jamaica Observer,Other possible causes of the pelvic pain you experience could be chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or problems related to the bowels,
ActivBiotics Outlines a Clinical Path Forward to Examine if ... - Feb 19, 2008
Earthtimes,...detrimental effects of Chlamydia STD, which for women include mucopurulent cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility.
Marternal & Child-Health - Feb 16, 2008
Nigerian Tribune,...documentation by Karen Ericson, RN, as many as 50 per cent of women with ectopic pregnancy have a history of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID).
Everyone must play a part in sexual health - Feb 18, 2008
ic Wales,It has many adverse impacts, especially for women, such as pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to infertility. In the case of HIV/Aids infection – we
Stomach Ache Prevention - Feb 19, 2008
Hamptons.com,Women with pelvic inflammatory disease or a urinary tract infection may experience pain in this area. The lower right abdomen is where inflammation of the
Unsafe abortions - The silent pandemic - Feb 16, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,Long- term damage includes chronic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. Death is also a consequence of unsafe, illegal abortions.
Eat fiber to avoid diverticulosis - Feb 11, 2008
Enid News & Eagle,...and are easy to mistake for other medical problems, such as appendicitis, peptic ulcer, pelvic inflammatory disease or inflammatory bowel syndrome.
Youth blinded by sex disease, symptoms - Jan 23, 2008
The Kaleidoscope,The infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in females and, eventually, infertility. Surprisingly, chlamydia is also the leading cause of
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Malaysia Star,Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may occur through an ascending infection into the pelvis via the cervix, uterus and fallopian tubes. Once PID sets in,
Health cuts a risk to women - Feb 8, 2008
Chicago Tribune,...risk of dangerous infections, twisted ovaries, pelvic inflammatory disease, fibroids, and conditions such as cervical, ovarian and endometrial cancer.
HER HEALTH - The IUD: contraceptive or abortifacient - Feb 5, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,The risks of IUDs include a higher risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (infection of the uterus, tubes and/or the ovaries) during the first three weeks
Test for chlamydia and have a chance to win a holiday - Feb 16, 2008
Sunderland Echo,If left untreated, chlamydia, which often has no symptoms, has serious consequences and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease which can leave women
The Use of a Computed Tomography Scan to Rule Out Appendicitis in ... - Jan 29, 2008
RedOrbit,Many female patients who are suspected of having appendicitis are found to have other conditions, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, acute cholecystitis,
Alleged gang rape revives Aurukun horror - Jan 22, 2008
NEWS.com.au,There have been girls as young as six in communities who have been found to have pelvic inflammatory disease (caused by chlamydia) leading to pain,
The Gynologues - Feb 5, 2008
The Collegian online,...leaving one vulnerable to the serious and potentially fertility-threatening pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), according to www.ahealthyme.com.
Methods of contraception - Feb 5, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,As it is progestogen, it may also offer some protection against womb cancer and pelvic inflammatory disease. Periods may stop altogether.
Are the frisky fifties putting their health at risk? - Jan 31, 2008
Daily Mail,..."Untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease which can affect the bladder and then cause stress incontinence, which is very unpleasant.
Trust launches new chlamydia test - Feb 13, 2008
Wakefield Express,...including local rugby league games or even at home. people know chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in women but don't realise it can
Rugby team back sex health drive - Jan 22, 2008
Halifax Evening Courier,If left untreated, chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and leave men and women infertile. Urine tests for the infection are being offered at
Territorians urged to look out for chlamydia - Jan 23, 2008
ABC Online,Later in life they can present with an ectopic pregnancy with pelvic inflammatory disease. "It doesn't add much time to consultation and it's a sensible and
High Arctic STD Rate Raises Fears Of Greater HIV In Far North - Jan 23, 2008
365Gay.com...``Our main concern with chlamydia and gonorrhea is that they cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women,'' said Gesink Law, a University of
Dilemmas in family planning - IUDs - Jan 22, 2008
Pulse,...signs such as uterine, adnexal or cervical motion tenderness, which might indicate that treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is required.
Women’s wellness check-ups - Jan 28, 2008
The Kaleidoscope,Early detection of an abnormal Pap smear can prevent cervical cancer; if an STI is detected early enough, pelvic inflammatory disease may be avoided;
Advisers plea to clubbers over infection - Feb 5, 2008
News Guardian,If left untreated, chlamydia, which often has no symptoms, sometimes leads to pelvic inflammatory disease and can leave both men and women infertile.
City warns of alarming STI rates in youth - Feb 4, 2008
Canoe.ca,...left untreated, women run the risk of infection spreading to the fallopian tubes and ovaries, pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic (tubal) pregnancy.
One in ten young people have infection, says PCT - Feb 3, 2008
Bexhill Observer,Untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy in women and infertility in both men and women.
Disappointing Grades for Sex Education in Illinois Public Schools - Jan 31, 2008
MedPage Today,..."Think about caring for the 13-year-old with chlamydia, the 16-year-old with a second pregnancy, the 17-year-old with pelvic inflammatory disease,
Sexually-transmitted diseases soar in the Outaouais - Jan 28, 2008
CBC Ottawa,...can potentially have serious effects such as pelvic inflammatory disease in women, which can cause internal abscesses and long-lasting pain.
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