Oophoritis, also called ovaritis, is an alteration considered within pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
It consists of inflammation of one or both ovaries and usually appears from 25 to 35 years of age. Some risk factors are cancer, sexually transmitted infections, miscarriages, etc..
Read the full article on: What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? Causes and treatments ( 60).
By Carolina González Arboleya M. D. (gynecologist), Laura García de Miguel M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 11/05/2019
