Core tip: Primary
pelvic inflammatory disease is usually caused by intercourse. It is very interesting that the infection does not relate to intercourse frequency, but the number of the sexual partners. A woman who has multiple sexual partners run five times' risk of PID than those who have only one.
What are causes of pelvic inflammatory disease? Experts indicated that in normal cases, vulva can protect genitals from being infected by bacteria. Only when body resistance reduces can PID occur. It is said that some pathogens can destroy women's natural defense capabilities. In this case, women can also suffer from PID. How is PID caused?
1. As we have referred above, if a women has many sexual partners, she is prone to be infected.
2. If the partner carries neisseria gonorrhoeae or
chlamydia trachomatis, the female may confront with the infection.
3. Young women. According to statistics, women who are at 15 to 19 run three times' risk of PID than who are 25 to 29, and 20 to 24 is an age bracket with a high incidence of PID. It can be easily understand that young women are active in sexual activities and their sexual partner is not stable.
4. It is amazing that women who have has PID history have twenty times risk of relapse than women who have not. 20% to 25% of women who have had PID will have relapse. The reason why they can't resist relapse is that their oviduct epithelial has been damaged, thus, it is sensitive with pathogens, which can be easily infected.
Therefore, Dr.Lee expresses that women should have the good quality to lead an honest and clean life. Positive prevention and treatment are necessary.
