Transmitted by- Sexual contact.
- Improper condom use (including reliance upon spermicide to help protect against infection).
- Re-infection, commonly due to sexual partners(s) not obtaining treatment or not completing treatment.
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Symptoms- A more serious infection usually from untreated gonorrhea or chlamydia.
- Any infection in the genital tract left untreated can cause PID.
- Dull pain or tenderness in the lower abdomen
- Burning or pain when you urinate (pee)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Bleeding between menstrual periods
- Increased or changed vaginal discharge
- Pain during sex
- Fever and chills
- It is possible for a woman to have PID and be asymptomatic (without symptoms).
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Prevalence | Women between ages 15 and 25 have the highest incidence of PID. In the United States, PID is the leading cause of women who are unable to have children. |
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Treatment- Broad-spectrum antibiotics are the recommended treatment.
- Treatment may include antimicrobial agents to treat gonorrhea, chlamydia, streptococci and other gram-negative bacteria.
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w/o Treatment- Infertility. As many as 10 percent of women infected with PID will not be able to have children as a result of scarring or damage to cells lining the fallopian tubes.
- Cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
- Ectopic (tubal) pregnancy
- Recurrent episodes of PID
- Chronic pelvic pain
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Notes | PID can also be misdiagnosed as appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ovarian cysts or other problems. |
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