Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
(PID)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) facts*
- What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
- What causes pelvic inflammatory disease?
- How common is pelvic inflammatory disease?
- Are some women more likely to get pelvic inflammatory disease?
- What are the signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease?
- How is pelvic inflammatory disease diagnosed?
- How is pelvic inflammatory disease treated?
- What if my partner is infected with pelvic inflammatory disease?
- Can pelvic inflammatory disease cause infertility?
- How can pelvic inflammatory disease be prevented?
- What should I do if I think I have an STI (sexually transmitted disease)?
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Pelvic inflammatory disease facts*
*Pelvic inflammatory facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's pelvic
organs including the uterus (womb), Fallopian tubes (tubes), ovaries, and
cervix.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease develops as the result of spread of a
sexually transmitted disease.
- Most cases of pelvic inflammatory disease are caused by
gonorrhea and/or
Chlamydia.
- Young, sexually active women with multiple sex partners are at greatest
risk for pelvic inflammatory disease .
- Pelvic inflammatory disease many not produce any symptoms. In other cases it can cause
fever,
abdominal or pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, painful urination, or painful
sexual intercourse.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease is treated with antibiotics.
- Complications of untreated pelvic inflammatory disease can include scarring of the pelvic organs and infertility.
What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
elvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's pelvic organs. The pelvic organs include the uterus (womb), fallopian (fuh-LOH-pee-uhn) tubes (tubes), ovaries, and cervix.
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