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The 17 pages that link to Pelvic inflammatory disease, each with the reason it gives.

• Sexually transmitted infectionBroader topic: It can result from ascending sexually transmitted infection and cause chronic pain or infertility.

• Ectopic pregnancyRelated: Tubal scarring after pelvic infection can increase the chance of ectopic implantation.

• EndometriosisCompared with: It can cause pelvic pain and infertility, but infection rather than endometriotic lesions drives the disease.

• DysmenorrheaRelated: This infection can cause pelvic pain that worsens around menstruation.

• ClindamycinRelated: Clindamycin can be part of combination treatment for selected severe cases.

• PelvisRelated: It affects reproductive organs located within the pelvis, though the condition is not a bone disorder.

• GonorrheaBroader topic: Ascending gonorrhea can cause this condition, which may lead to chronic pain or infertility.

• Bacterial vaginosisRelated: BV may increase susceptibility to upper-tract infection, especially around gynecologic procedures.

• Fallopian tubeRelated: Infection can scar the tubes and increase risks of infertility and ectopic pregnancy.

• Intrauterine deviceRelated: IUD insertion does not cause ongoing infection risk, though insertion can coincide with an existing infection.

• VaginitisCompared with: Pelvic pain or fever may indicate an ascending infection rather than isolated vaginitis.

• UrethritisRelated: A sexually transmitted infection causing urethritis can also ascend into the reproductive tract.

• ChlamydiaBroader topic: Ascending chlamydia can cause this condition and scar reproductive tissues.

• Neisseria gonorrhoeaeRelated: Ascending gonococcal infection can cause this complication and lead to infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

• GynaecologyRelated: Prompt treatment can limit reproductive damage from an ascending infection.

• Trichomonas vaginalisRelated: T. vaginalis has been associated with reproductive tract complications, though causation is not established for every link.

• Urogenital DiseasesCompared with: Pelvic pain and urinary complaints can obscure its primarily reproductive-tract origin.