Pelvic inflammatory disease as a major risk factor for ectopic pregnancy
Introduction: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease can cause an inflammation of the acute or chronic type as a result of Sexually Transmitted Infections caused mainly by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. And since one of the consequences of PID is to block the uterine tubes, preventing the embryo from passing and implanting in the uterus, thus generating an ectopic pregnancy that can lead to the loss of the uterine tubes and even death. Objective: To verify Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in scientific evidence as one of the main risk factors for ectopic pregnancy.