Salpingitis Salpingitis Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the Fallopian tubes. It is often used synonymously with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, such as endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis, parametritis and infection in the pelvic peritoneum. In contrast, salpingitis only refers to infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes. There are two types of salpingitis: acute salpingitis and chronic salpingitis. The symptoms usually appear after a menstrual period. The most common are: The infection usually has its origin in the vagina and ascends to the
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