Studies also show that benign cysts of the ovaries and breasts as well as pelvic inflammatory disease decrease with pill use.
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Acute pelvic inflammatory disease is highly unlikely when recent intercourse has not taken place or an IUD is not being used.
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Diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea are also important causes of pelvic inflammatory disease ( PID ) and subsequent infertility in women.
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Untreated or undertreated gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancies in women and infertility and other problems in both sexes.
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The pill lowers the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, a common problem for teen-agers, by improving the cervical mucus barrier against bacteria.
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While some studies suggest an association between douching and conditions like pelvic inflammatory disease, he said, they do not prove the case.
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If the infection has progressed, ascending the reproductive tract and pelvic inflammatory disease develops, damage to the fallopian tubes may have already occurred.
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The FDA cautioned that women should not use Mirena if they have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease or a previous ectopic pregnancy.
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If a woman survives, she may have long-term problems : chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal blockage and secondary infertility, it said.
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Other research has associated the pill with reductions in benign breast lumps, functional ovarian cysts and pelvic inflammatory disease, but not sexually transmitted diseases.
