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Urethritis Learning Center

Cervicitis; Cystitis; Ectopic pregnancy; Fertility problems; Miscarriage; Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Pregnancy complications; Pyelonephritis; Salpingitis (infection of the ovaries)
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Given the appropriate antibiotic, urinary tract infections usually go away quickly. If not treated soon enough, however, urethritis can move up the urinary tract, infecting the bladder and possibly the kidneys, resulting in kidney damage. If the i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland, a common condition in adult males. Often caused by infection, prostatitis may develop rapidly ( acute ) or slowly ( chronic ).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cystitis is defined as inflammation of the urinary bladder. Urethritis is an inflammation of the urethra, which is the passageway that connects the bladder with the exterior of the body. Sometimes cystitis and urethritis are referred to collective...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder. Urethritis is an inflammation of the urethra, which is the tube that connects the bladder with the exterior of the body. Sometimes cystitis and urethritis are referred to collectively as a lower uri...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a general term for infection of the uterus lining, fallopian tubes, or ovaries. See also: Endometritis
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to infection of the fallopian tubes and other internal reproductive organs in women. It is a common and serious complication of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Douching and using an intrauterine ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe any infection in the lower female reproductive tract that spreads to the upper female reproductive tract. The lower female genital tract consists of the vagina and the cervix. The upper ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe any infection in the lower female reproductive tract that spreads upward to the upper female reproductive tract. The lower female genital tract consists of the vagina and the cervix. The...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Epididymitis is swelling (inflammation) of the epididymis, the tube that connects the testicle with the vas deferens.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 2, 2008
Epididymitis is the inflammation or infection of the epididymis, the long coiled tube that attaches to the upper part of each testicle. The epididymis functions as a storage, transport, and maturation place for sperm before ejaculation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Epididymitis is inflammation or infection of the epididymis. In this long coiled tube attached to the upper part of each testicle, sperm mature and are stored before ejaculation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cervicitis is swelling (inflammation) of the end of the uterus (cervix.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2008
Cervicitis is an inflammation of the cervix.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract that usually results from noncontagious bacterial infection of the bladder ( cystitis ).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Orchitis is swelling (inflammation) of one or both of the testicles.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Orchitis is an inflammation of one or both testis, accompanied by swelling, pain , fever , and a sensation of heaviness in the affected area.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Urethral stricture is an abnormal narrowing of the tube that carries urine out of the body from the bladder (urethra.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Any procedure or medication that interferes with the functioning of the testes or ovaries affects fertility. The choices made before cancer treatment begins can determine whether the patient will remain fertile after treatment. Prior to deciding o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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