Infections

Infections

Infections of the female reproductive tract can be of 3 types.

1) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, chancroid, and human immunodeficiency virus(HIV), syphilis, bacterial vaginosis (BV), lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), trichomoniasis , hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes genitalis (herpes simplex virus [HSV], primarily type HSV-2).

2) Endogenous infections, which are acquired from others like genital tuberculosis or which are caused by overgrowth of organisms normally present in the genital tract of healthy women, such as bacterial vaginosis or vulvovaginal candidiasis;

3) Iatrogenic infections, which are associated with improperly performed medical procedures such as unsafe • abortion or poor delivery practices.

Any one of these infections may RESULT in infertility by causing Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) , damage of the uterine lining( endometrium), tubal block, tubal motility , tubal mass/disease, ectopic pregnancy, creating a hostile environment for sperm, ovulation, etc.

Infections of the female reproductive tract can be detected by examination, high vaginal / cervical swab, endometrial sampling/biopsy, sampling through laparoscopy/hysteroscopy, blood testing.

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