How to Use pelvic inflammatory disease in a Sentence

pelvic inflammatory disease

noun
  • Gonorrhea can be painful and may result in pelvic inflammatory disease in women.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • In a time when gonorrhea was more common and had no good cure, these devices resulted in a high rate of pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Libby Copeland, Smithsonian, 15 June 2017
  • Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause pelvic pain and damage the reproductive system.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Fibroids on your uterus and pelvic inflammatory disease are also common concerns according to Fulbright.
    — The Editors, Marie Claire, 18 Aug. 2017
  • If untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and, in rare cases, infertility in men and women.
    — Linley Sanders, Teen Vogue, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The study also noted that many of these rape victims dealt with a range of health issues that included pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis and unwanted pregnancies.
    — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Cramps after your period can be caused by uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, uterine or endometrial polyps, or pelvic inflammatory disease, all of which can be treated.
    — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
  • If it is not successfully treated, gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, as well as infertility in women and sterility in men.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This is key from a public health perspective because catching these infections in time can prevent serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to infertility or pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — National Geographic, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The most common causes of hysterectomies include abnormal bleeding, fibroid tumors and pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2022
  • If left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain.
    — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2018
  • The diseases are generally easy to cure with antibiotics but without treatment can cause serious health problems, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, and may lead to infertility.
    — Michelle Andrews, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • There are common side effects such as depression, weight gain, and irregular bleeding, and rare, debilitating ones such as pelvic inflammatory disease, blood clots, and ovarian cysts.
    — Morgan Ome, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2020
  • There is a relationship between pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian cancer, but more research is needed to draw any conclusion about this possible connection.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Left untreated, chlamydia can spread to the fallopian tubes causing pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to infertility and ectopic pregnancy.
    — Julie H. Case, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2017
  • These include pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy and even infertility.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • One in every six women infected with chlamydia develops pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy or infertility.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Women with pelvic inflammatory disease, an infection of the reproductive organs that’s often caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea, are more likely to have damaged tubes than women who don’t have the condition.
    — Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • People who have undergone previous pelvic, fallopian tube or abdominal surgery are at higher risk of an ectopic pregnancy, as are those with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • If untreated, an infection can lead to more serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • If left untreated, chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which happens when an infection spreads to your reproductive organs, potentially leading to infertilty.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 9 May 2018
  • If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirths, severe eye infections in babies and infertility in both men and women.
    — Fox News, 2 Apr. 2018
  • If left untreated, STIs can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy that grows outside of the uterus), the most common cause of death among women during the first trimester.
    — Leana Wen, SELF, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Stomach pain could be food poisoning, an ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, appendicitis, twisted ovarian tubes or something else entirely.
    — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Less common causes of heavy menstrual bleeding include endometrial cancer, ectopic pregnancy, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
  • Untreated chlamydia and gonorrhea in women can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease which may lead to chronic pelvic pain, according to the World Health Organization.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
  • However, if left untreated, the infections can lead to infertility and can be especially harmful to women, leading, for example, to pelvic inflammatory disease.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Outside of that, cycles can potentially get out of whack due to things like breastfeeding, extreme dieting or overexercising, pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine fibroids, and thyroid disorders.
    — Michelle Seguin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2026
  • As IUDs increased in popularity, so did reports of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease associated with them.
    — Libby Copeland, Smithsonian, 15 June 2017

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