Which of the following statements regarding salpingitis and pelvic inflammatory disease is INCORRECT?
A. It is usually caused by chlamydial or gonococcal infection spreading from an infection of the uterine cervix.
B. It causes lower abdominal pain and tenderness.
C. Tubal scarring after healing may cause sterility or predispose to ectopic pregnancy.
D. It is a relatively uncommon disease because chlamydial and gonococcal infections of the cervix do not occur very frequently.
D
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