PID

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Pearls and Pitfalls

There is no specific lab value, physical examination finding, or imaging study that is diagnostic of PID. The diagnosis of PID is often presumptive based on clinical findings.

Chronic pain and infertility: the trauma of untreated pelvic inflammatory disease

Both international and national guidelines encourage doctors to treat for PID when a woman presents with lower abdominal pain and all other causes have been excluded.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – a Patient’s Guide by Daisy Mae

So here are some factors about PID that might help you to understand the condition, and ensure it is properly treated.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Current concepts in pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is characterized by infection and inflammation of the upper genital tract in women: the uterus, fallopian tubes and/or ovaries. While a definitive diagnosis of PID can be made by laparoscopic visualization of inflamed, purulent fallopian tubes, PID is generally a clinical diagnosis and thus represents a diagnostic challenge.

Women With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease at Risk of Infertility

A study looks at the secondary issues faced by those who suffer from PID, which about one in eight women in the U.S. contract before 20

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-ovarian Abscess

The most common physical exam findings are bilateral adnexal tenderness and purulent cervical discharge. Cervical motion, uterine, and lower abdominal tenderness may also be present. Unilateral adnexal tenderness or fullness may suggest the presence of a tuboovarian abscess, while right upper quadrant tenderness may suggest Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome where the infection extends to cause a perihepatitis with inflammation of the liver capsule and ‘violin string’ scar tissue formation.

The Often Misdiagnosed Disease that Feels Like Your Junk Is On Fire

I went through several doctors and three weeks of eye-watering pain until I was diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease. Here's why PID is so misunderstood.

Life in the Fast Lane

Non-sexually acquired PID Amoxycillin 2g IV Q6hrly + Gentamicin 5mg/kg IV OD + Metronidazole 500mg Q12hrly Sexually acquired PID treat partners too Doxycycline 100mg PO/IV Q12hrly + Metronidazole 500mg Q12hrly + Ceftriaxone 1g OD OR Gentamicin 5mg/kg IV OD + Clindamycin 600mg IV Q8hrly if patient pregnant or breastfeeding -> substitute doxycycline for roxithromycin 300mg OD

The STD Project

If sexually transmitted, both partners should be tested for all STIs, otherwise, a recurrence of PID can occur months after the initial infection is cleared, particularly if one does not maintain daily health routines or is under too much stress.

Afya2012

This factsheet is for women who have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or who would like information about it.

Our Bodies Ourselves

Therapy lasts at least 10 to 14 days. You should receive two different kinds of antibiotics, since more than one organism may be involved. Remember to take all your antibiotics, even if your symptoms are gone, so that antibiotic-resistant strains of microbes will be less likely to develop.

WomensHealth.gov

Many women don't know they have PID because they don't have any symptoms. For women who have them, symptoms can range from mild to severe. The most common symptom of PID is pain in your lower abdomen (stomach area).

American Family Physician

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a polymicrobial infection of the upper genital tract. It primarily affects young, sexually active women. The diagnosis is made clinically; no single test or study is sensitive or specific enough for a definitive diagnosis.

CDC

Untreated sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious condition, in women. 1 in 8 women with a history of PID experience difficulties getting pregnant. You can prevent PID if you know how to protect yourself.

eMedicineHealth

If diagnosed and treated early, the patient outcome is good. The outcome may not be as good if individuals wait too long before treatment and/or continue to engage in unsafe sexual practices.

EmpowHER

To help prevent PID: ◾Use a latex condom each time you have sexual intercourse. ◾Discuss birth control options with your doctor. Ask which methods may increase or decrease your risk of PID. ◾Seek immediate treatment for symptoms, such as unusual vaginal discharge or bleeding. ◾Limit the number of sexual partners. ◾Have regular screening tests for STDs.

NHS

Most cases of PID are caused by a bacterial infection that has spread from the vagina or the cervix to the reproductive organs higher up. Many different types of bacteria can cause PID. In about one in every four cases it is caused by a sexually transmitted infection (STI) such as chlamydia or gonorrhoea. In many other cases it is caused by bacteria that normally live in the vagina.

Patient

Untreated PID can lead to serious complications, including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, abscess formation and chronic pelvic pain.

Planned Parenthood

STDs are very common. And sometimes, STDs can have serious complications, like pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Learning more about PID is an important step in learning how to protect yourself.

Right Diagnosis

A diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease can be missed or delayed because there may be no symptoms in the earliest, most curable stage. When symptoms do occur, they can be similar to symptoms of certain other diseases, such as appendicitis, food poisoning or food borne illness, ruptured ovarian cyst, diverticulitis, and ovarian torsion.

VeryWell

The best protection against PID and other STD's is to always use a condom , unless you are in a long- term monogamous relationship and both of you have been tested for HIV and other STDs. A few inconvenient moments before sexual intercourse can prevent a lifetime of pain and even an untimely death. So... don't forget the condom!