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Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is a broad term for inflammation of the uterus (womb), fallopian tubes and / or ovaries – female reproductive organs or the upper genital tract. PID can cause scarring with fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs of progress (new members).

In most cases, pelvic inflammatory disease caused by an infection in the vagina or cervix, causing spreads. PID can include bacteria, fungal or parasitic infections – in most cases the infection is bacterial.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease, but it can also be a result of childbirth, abortion or miscarriage, use of an IUD (intrauterine device, a form of birth control). Read the rest of this entry »

A chlamydial infection is an infection with chlamydia bacteria. You are responsible for a number of diseases. Three forms of chlamydia in humans are disease-inducing:

Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia psittaci

Which is in our best-known disease caused by chlamydia, the urogenital chlamydial infection. In tropical and developing countries, trachoma is a chronic conjunctivitis ,the most common.

What causes a chlamydia infection?

Chlamydia is from person to person, or more rarely from animal to human by droplet or contact infection transferable. The bacteria cause different diseases, depending on the species:

Chlamydia trachomatis triggers not only a urogenital chlamydial infection, which is the most common sexually transmitted disease from, but is also the cause of trachoma. Trachoma is a chronic conjunctivitis that occurs frequently, especially in tropical latitudes is. The World Health Organization (WHO) worldwide from 150 million people infected. In Germany, trachoma is very rare. Read the rest of this entry »

The herpes is a contagious viral disease that can affect the skin or mucous membranes.
This is usually a mild illness except in immunocompromised individuals, in newborns and women speakers.
It is due to Herpes Simplex Virus , HSV type 2 is mostly responsible for the genital herpes , HSV type 1 himself is more readily located on the face and lips. Read the rest of this entry »

The papillomavirus human ( HPV ) are a group of small virus DNA splitting into two groups: those affecting the skin ( warts and molluscum contagiosum ) and those that affect the mucous membranes.

A very common disease

HPVs are widespread throughout the world. The infections affect papillomavirus very frequently women young. It is a sexually transmitted disease widespread.
The babies can be infected by their mothers at birth, but it is very rare.

The mucosal HPV infections are sexually transmitted diseases ( STDs ).

Papillomavirus infections usually lasts only a few months: the body’s natural defenses are usually sufficient to eliminate them. Read the rest of this entry »

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease

The syphilis is an infectious disease highly contagious sexually transmitted.

The unprotected sex (a condom ) with an infected partner are responsible for transmission between humans.

The causative agent of syphilis is a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. Read the rest of this entry »