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The lower and upper female genital tracts are separated by the cervix. Inflammation of the lower tract may involve the vagina (vaginitis), vulva (vulvitis), or both (vulvovaginitis). Pelvic inflammatory disease is infection of the upper tract: uterus, fallopian tubes, and, if infection is severe, ovaries (one or both).

Last full review/revision April 2007 by David E. Soper, MD

Content last modified April 2007