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Behavioral Aspects of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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In many ways, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a behavioral disease: its etiology involves the interaction of microorganisms with individual behavior, and its prevention and control require individual behavior change, including appropriate actions of clinicians and public health professionals. Our goal in this chapter is to examine the role of such behavior—of individuals, communities, and health-care providers—in the complex pathogen-esis of PID and its sequelae. We will examine behavioral risk for PID in the context of the normal physiology and microbiology of the female genital tract, the different microorganisms that give rise to lower genital tract infection, and factors related to the ascendance of bacteria to the upper genital tract. In particular, we will focus on those behaviors that suggest interventions to reduce PID morbidity.

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    Daniel V. Landers M.D. (Associate Professor and Director) (Associate Professor and Director)

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Seidman, S.N., Aral, S.O. (1997). Behavioral Aspects of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. In: Landers, D.V., Sweet, R.L. (eds) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0671-2_13

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