To fully treat PID, you may need to take one or more antibiotics. Taking antibiotic medicine will help clear the infection in about 2 weeks.
pain around the pelvis or lower tummy. discomfort or pain during sex that's felt deep inside the pelvis. pain when peeing. bleeding between periods and after sex.
PID is usually caused by a bacterial infection. The most common cause are sexually transmissible infections (STIs) mainly: chlamydia. gonorrhoea.
Sometimes you can experience repeated episodes of PID. This is known as recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease. The condition can return if the initial infection isn't entirely cleared. This is often because the course of antibiotics wasn't completed or because a sexual partner wasn't tested and treated.
After a woman is infected with gonorrhea or chlamydia and if she does not receive treatment, it can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before she develops PID. PID also can be caused by infections that are not sexually transmitted, such as bacterial vaginosis.
PID can be misdiagnosed as appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ovarian cysts or other problems.
See your health care provider or seek urgent medical care if you experience: Severe pain low in your abdomen. Nausea and vomiting, with an inability to keep anything down. Fever, with a temperature higher than 101 F (38.3 C)
Women with PID may present with a variety of clinical signs and symptoms that range from unnoticeable or subtle and mild to severe. PID can go unrecognized by women and their health care providers when the symptoms are mild.
There is no single test for diagnosing PID. Your doctor will diagnose PID based on your symptoms and an examination, as well as tests. When your doctor examines you, they'll look for tenderness in your pelvic region and an abnormal vaginal discharge.
In chronic PID, the pain might be mild but is present all the time. The cramping during your menstrual cycle might also be more intense, even so much that it interferes with your day-to-day life. The pain of acute PID can be so intense that you cannot even stand up.
With PID, symptoms can come and go—even if the infection or inflammation continues to affect the body.
You'll need to go to the emergency room right away if you have: Severe pain in your lower belly. Signs of shock, like fainting. Vomiting.
Common symptoms of PID include: Fever. Pain or tenderness in the pelvis, lower belly, or lower back. Fluid from your vagina that has an unusual color, texture, or smell.
The most common symptom of PID is pain in the lower belly. It's often described as cramping or a dull and constant ache. It may get worse during bowel movements, during sex, or when you urinate.
PID may be particularly vulnerable to the influence of stress, given effects of stress on behavioral factors such as care seeking and biological factors such as inflammation.
Pain or tenderness in your stomach or lower abdomen (belly), the most common symptom. Abnormal vaginal discharge, usually yellow or green with an unusual odor. Chills or fever. Nausea and vomiting.
Sexually active women under age 25, and those of childbearing age are at the greatest risk of getting PID from an STD. PID can cause pelvic pain, abdominal tenderness, vaginal discharge, fever, chills, and pain during urination and sex.
Sexually active women of childbearing age are most at risk for PID. The more sex partners a woman has, the higher her risk of getting PID.
You can also get PID without having an STI. Normal bacteria in the vagina can travel into a woman's reproductive organs and can sometimes cause PID. Sometimes the bacteria travel up to a woman's reproductive organs because of douching.
PID, in turn, will often cause abdominal pain, cramps, bloating, chills, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Beyond these unpleasant symptoms, though, PID can have long-lasting effects.
PID occurs most frequently in women ages 15 to 25 years.