Pelvic inflamatory disease and sterility
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Chlamydia trachomatis, pelvic inflamma-tory disease, sterility, sexually transmitted diseasesAbstract
The relation between pelvic inflamatory disease (PID) and sterility has been a topic of frequent discussions and publications. lt is observed on its pa-thogenesis that among the agents which can cause PID Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common in our neighbourhood. Many autors have described the tubal and peri-tubal changes which can be developed in pelvic inflamatory disease, resulting in infertility. Most of the cases have diverse sintoms, making di-fficult to diagnosis and distinguish from other geni-tal pathologies. Prevention of pelvic inflamatory dise-ase and of its sequelaes depends on effective control of trasmission.
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Copyright (c) 1999 Newton S. Carvalho, Ana Cecília P. Guimarães, Débora C. Breckenfeld, Silvane Bigolin

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