Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Aims to provide comprehensive coverage of the basic science and clinical aspects of PID: epidemiology and etiology, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, potential complications, current diagnostic approaches, recommended inpatient and outpatient treatment protocols and more.

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"Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" provides coverage of the basic science and clinical aspects of PID: epidemiology and etiology, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, potential complications, current diagnostic approaches, recommended inpatient and outpatient treatment protocols, and suggested management strategies for PID-related sequelae, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain. The book covers - what is and is not meant by "pelvic inflammatory disease"; the historical, epidemiologic, social and public health aspects of PID; what to consider in the differential diagnosis; clinical guidelines for invasive and noninvasive diagnostic testing; known and postulated etiologic agents as well as recommendations regarding empiric and agent-specific anti-infective therapy; the identification and management of PID-related reproductive disorders, including tubal factor infertility and ectopic pregnancy complications and post-PID chronic pelvic pain; and PID prevention and control, including patient counselling and strategies for management of sex partners.