Most often, an infection that ascends from the lower genital tract causes pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Either an acute or chronic form is possible. Pelvic peritonitis, oophoritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, endometritis, salpingitis, and parametritis are among the conditions it might induce. The actual frequency is unknown, however in the UK, 1.7% of women between the ages … Read more
Any menstrual bleeding from the uterus that is either irregular in volume, regularity, or timing or non-menstrual is referred to as abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). FIGO adopted the PALM-COEIN classification system for AUB in 2011. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) Prevalence: Almost 15% of gynaecological referrals in the UK are for HMB, which affects 3% of … Read more
The World Health Organization estimated that 106.1 million new cases of gonorrhoea would arise globally in 2008. In most of Europe, the diagnosis rates of gonorrhoea are rising. Infections with bacteria spread sexually are second most common in the UK. There were 21% more new gonorrhoea diagnoses in England in 2012 overall and 37% more … Read more