How to Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Sexual health is important to everyone. Being better informed about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle has enabled persons to avoid many life threatening diseases so prevalent today. Keeping up with the advancements of modern medicine is proving to help many to avert illnesses associated with sexual activity. Pelvic inflammatory disease, one of many such diseases, is preventable by taking the precautions listed here.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Practice abstinence as the best way to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Plan to always use a condom properly. Improper usage is opening the door to a multitude of risks. Discuss with your mate your resolve to adhere to this safety precaution to ensure you are both on the same page. Have this conversation long before the moment arises to use one.

3. Discuss with your partner the importance of maintaining a monogamous relationship. Stick to it. The more sexual partners either of you have, the higher the risk.

4. Schedule regular screenings with your doctor. Early detection is very important. Not getting proper treatment causes complications such as infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

5. Refrain from douching. Douching sends bacteria up into a woman's pelvic area, thereby increasing risk of infections.

Tips & Warnings

• Lower abdominal pain, fever and foul discharge along with pain during sex are all symptoms related to pelvic inflammatory disease. Speak to your doctor as soon as these symptoms appear for proper diagnosis and treatment.
• If you suspect you have pelvic inflammatory disease, schedule an appointment for you and your mate to determine proper treatment. Both will need to be tested to prevent transference again.

Resources

• Prevention
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet

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