PREVENTION &

CONTROL OF
PELVIC
INFLAMMATORY
DISEASE
 INTRODUCTION

 What is PID?
 Caused by : bacteria,
fungus or parasite
 Risk factors
 Investigation
 SYMPTOMS & CAUSES
 Pain in lower abdomen and pelvis [Severe]
 Heavy Vaginal Discharge with an unpleasant
odour
 Abnormal uterine bleeding
 Fever, sometimes with chills [Severe]
 Painful Urination
 Pain or bleeding during intercourse

Many types of bacteria can cause PID, but the

two main causes are –
 Gonorrhoea

 Chlamydia
 CURRENT INDIAN SCENARIO
 PELVIC health of a women is last in
list of worries.
 In India, approximately 1%
(3,915,700) of the population has
PID
 According to WHO women from
lower and middleclass strata are
more prone to such diseases as
compared to higher class
 PROBLEM AREAS:
Too many stigmas around sex education and sexual health

Since it is influenced by both age of first vaginal

intercourse and the number of sexual partners the stigma
makes it very difficult to educate people

No Awareness about feminine hygiene and sexual health

Most UTIs and STDs(chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections

are asymptomatic ) go undiagnosed which result in PIDs
later

 No single diagnostic test for PID, clinicians rely on

nonspecific signs and symptoms for diagnosis.

Reluctance of women to admit the disease

 WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT
Untreated pelvic inflammatory
disease might cause:
 scar tissue.

 Development of infected fluid

(abscesses) in the fallopian tubes,
which could damage the
reproductive organs.
 It can cause:
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Infertility
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Tubo-ovarian abscess
 PREVENTIVE MEASURES

 Use barrier methods of

birth control
 Have regular gynecologic
check ups
 Seek treatment
immediately if notice
symptoms of PID or any
sexually transmitted
diseases
 TREATMENT PLANS
MILD CONDITIONS SEVERE CONDITIONS

Drinks lots of water Antibiotics

Bed rest Treatment for your partner

Don’t douche or use tampons Temporary Abstinence

Intake of Healthy Diet

 ACTION PLAN
1. Target middle schools and
secondary schools
2. Target adolescent and teenage girls
and start educating them about
sexual health
3. Carry out awareness campaigns in
schools and colleges across the
region.
4. Encourage regular Gynaecologist
visits among young women
Reduce information asymmetry
 REMOVE SOCIAL STIGMA associated
with the disease
 Run ads and social media campaigns
to bring about awareness of the
symptoms and causes
 “MOTHER-DAUGHTER” CAMPAIGN
•Females of a family will together learn about hygiene,
precautions and feminine hygiene from the
gynaecologists associated with the NGO

• The plan is divided into 3 stages :

●
Sexual Seconda
●
Screening ●
Early
Primary
Primary Seconda Tertiary
Tertiary
Counselling ry
ry
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Diagnosis and Intervention
Prevent
Prevent Preventi
Prevent
Prevent
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Contraceptives(o Preventi treatment of ●
Complete
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ral & Barrier) on STDs and UTIs Treatment
THANK YOU
Presented by :
SwayamJyoti
Mahima Singh
Manju Bagriya
Pavithra Gunasekhar
Shalvi Prasad