Question

After checking her symptoms on a medical website, Rachel thinks she has chlamydia. She is afraid to tell her parents because they will know that she has been sexually active. So she decides to just ignore it and hope the symptoms go away. What further risk is Rachel exposing herself to? a. HIV, which can cause pneumonia b. NGU, which can cause blindness c. PID, which can cause infertility d. Hepatitis B, which can cause cancer

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

Chlamydia is one of the agents that can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Another agent that can cause PID is Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

PID is an infection that compromises upper female genital tract (cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes and the ovaries). Signs and symptoms usually include lower abdominal pain, cervicitis, dyspareunia, fever, and cervical motion tenderness.  

Long term complications of an untreated PID are infertility, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain.

PID is treated with antibiotics, sometimes, when complications occur (for example an abscess), it can require a laparoscopy to drain the abscess.