Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Tests: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, ESR, CRP, hCG
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Elsewhere On The Web
CDC: Fact Sheet, PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)
Department of Health & Human Services: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists (ACOG): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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(Updated 2007 December) PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). CDC Fact Sheet. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/std/PID/STDFact-PID.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed March 2009.

(Reviewed 2007 April). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Department of Health & Human Services, USA (FAQ’s page). [On-line information]. Available online at http://womenshealth.gov/faq/pelvic-inflammatory-disease.cfm through http://womenshealth.gov. Accessed March 2009.

(Updated 2006 September 9). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000888.htm. Accessed March 2009.

(Published 2009 February 14). Chronic Pelvic Pain. Mayo Clinic. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/chronic-pelvic-pain/DS00571/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed March 2009.

(Updated 2006 November 13). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/pelvicInflammatoryDisease/default.htm through http://www3.niaid.nig.gov. Accessed March 2009.

Haggerty, C. and Ness, R. (Posted 2008 August 11). Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Women’s Health 2008;4(4):383-397. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576815 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed March 2009.

Hill, B. and Lockrow, E. (Updated 2007 December 3). EMedicine and Medscape.com. [On-line information]. Available at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/256448-overview through http://www.emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed March 2009.

<> Reyes, I., et.al. (Updated 2009 February 4). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. EMedicine and Medscape.com. [On-line information]. Available at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/796092-overview through http://www.emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed March 2009.

Barclay, L. (Published 2009 January 13). CDC Issues Annual Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases. CDC and Medscape.com. Available at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/586754 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed March 2009.

(Revised 2007 April). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec18/ch246/ch246c.html through http://www.merck.com. Accessed March 2009.

(Revised 2005 November).Pelvic Pain. Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec18/ch242/ch242d.html through http://www.merck.com. Accessed March 2009.

(© 2004 September). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Pamphlet). American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists, ISSN 1074-8601 (ACOG). Available at http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp077.cfm through http://wwwacog.org. Accessed March 2009.

Crossman, S. (© 2006). The Challenge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. American Family Physician 2006;73:859-64. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/20060301/859.html through http://www.aafp.org. Accessed March 2009.

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