The inflammation of a woman’s upper reproductive tract, includ­ing the structures of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes is known as Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Salpingitis, inflam­mation ...

Salpingitis, inflamma­tion of the fallopian tubes, is the most common mani­festation of the disease. PID is known to be a long-term consequence of many sex­ually transmitted diseases as well as ...

PID is characterized by an endometritis-salpingitis-peritonitis complex. Acute salpingitis occurs in 20% to 50% of patients with PID and affects 2 in every 100 young women between the ages of 15 ...