Salpingitis also lead to infertility because the eggs released in ovulation can't get contact with the sperm. Approximately 75,000-225,000 cases of infertility in the US are caused by salpingitis. The more times one has the infection, the greater the risk of infertility. With one episode of salpingitis, the risk of infertility is 8-17%. With 3 episodes of salpingitis, the risk is 40-60%, although the exact risk depends on the severity of each episode. In addition, damaged oviducts increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. Thus, if one has had salpingitis, the risk of a pregnancy to become ectopic is 7 to 10-fold
Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity nursing care, raised funds to funds to pay for medical treatments, and distributed clothing and food. In the early 1910s the women raised funds to establish a small, fourteen-bed hospital for African Americans; however, it closed for financial reasons after ten years of operation. The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity encouraged the development of other African American women's clubs in the city. Subsequent clubs that followed their lead in Indianapolis included the Alpha Home Association and the Women's Improvement Club, among others. After 1900, the Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity funded its philanthropic projects through a