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Help text: This is the crude rate of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) admissions in women aged 15-44 years per 100,000 population. Based on the number of hospital admissions with any mention (primary or secondary diagnosis in any position) of PID. It is sourced from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).

PID is a clinical syndrome referring to infection and inflammation of the upper female genital tract which may lead to serious complications such as ectopic pregnancy, tubal factor infertility and chronic pelvic pain. The number of admissions includes some individuals admitted more than once in the year. There may be variation between Trusts in the way hospital admissions are coded. Information on PID could provide a potential measure of untreated sexually transmitted infections. It is anticipated that high chlamydia screening coverage should lead to increased chlamydia diagnoses which, assuming successfully treated, should lead to a decrease in PID. However, caution should be taken with interpretation of differences as hospital admissions provide an incomplete picture of PID and can be influenced by better management in primary care, provision of outpatient treatment and differing thresholds for admission.

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