which person is more susceptable to reproductive tract infections
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Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) include endogenous infections, iatrogenic infections and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Endogenous infections result from an overgrowth of organisms normally present in the vagina, and are the most common RTIs worldwide. They may or may not be transmitted through sex. Iatrogenic infections occur when a medical procedure (e.g. insertion of an intra uterine device (IUD), or induced abortion) introduces a micro organism into the reproductive tract, e.g. because of improperly sterilised surgical instruments or by pushing an already existing lower reproductive tract infection into the upper reproductive tract. Sexually transmitted diseases, previously referred to as venereal (Greek goddess of love, Venus) diseases, are an important cause of morbidity in Malawi and globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that 340 million new cases of syphilis, chlamydia, trichomoniasis and gonorrhoea occurred in 19991. Most of the RTIs, except HIV, HPV related cervical cancer and peritonitis from pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are unlikely to cause death but are responsible for considerable morbidity. Long-term effects such as infertility due to salpingitis or epididymo-orchitis have diverse socio-cultural ramifications. As discussed in the Chapter on HIV and AIDS, RTIs have received particular attention in recent years on account of the role they play in facilitating HIV transmission and acquisition