Assertion: gonorrhea's infection | /r/Causes | pelvic inflammatory disease
Facets:
value: in women
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: due to the resulting scarring
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: It is important to get tested if you think that you may have gonorrhea or if you are exhibiting any symptoms of gonorrhea, as prolonged infection can cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) in women, and epididymitis in men.
text: The gonorrhea infection spreads to the upper reproductive system and causes Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID).
text: If untreated, these gonorrhea infections can spread to higher portions of the reproductive tract, causing prostatitis (prostate inflammation) and epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis) in men, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women.
text: In women, the infection can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
text: Untreated gonorrhea infection of the cervix can spread to the uterus and fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
text: Untreated infection in women may cause pelvic inflammatory disease and possible infertility due to the resulting scarring.
text: Ascending infection in females can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (endometritis, salpingitis, tubal-ovarian abscess).
text: If you're female, the infection can spread to your uterus and Fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which might scar your tubes and lead to ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, sterility, or even death.
text: In women, if left untreated, the infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which may damage the fallopian tubes (the tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus) or even lead to infertility, and untreated gonorrhea infection could increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy (when the fertilized egg implants and develops outside the uterus), a dangerous condition for both the mother and baby.
text: If left untreated in women, the infection can cause long-term abdominal pain and pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to ectopic pregnancy and infertility.