Question 1

for suspected pelvic inflammatory disease, during pregnancy, what drugs can i take? i'm almost 5 weeks. cannot take azithromycin bc of my heart.

Accepted Answer

Penicillin: You will likely need a Penicillin class antibiotic which is safe to take during pregnancy. Please contact your OB for the drug therapy.

Question 2

how is pelvic inflammatory disease dx?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes difficult: PID is sometimes obvious but sometimes not.  Diagnosis usually requires

-Oral temperature &gt;101° F (&gt;38.3°C)
-Abnormal cervical or vaginal discharge
-Many white blood cells in vaginal secretions
-Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
-Elevated C-reactive protein

Pelvic pain and confirmed pathogenic bacteria in the genital tract are often considered PID as well.

Question 3

who causes pelvic inflammatory disease?

Accepted Answer

Good question!: Pid is caused when one person who is infected with a sexualy transittted infection has sex with someone who does not have the infection and shares the infection.  

Safe sex is always good advice.  Insist on using a condom, even if you are using other forms of birth control.

Question 4

how is pelvic inflammatory disease treated?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Sometimes, several antibiotics are needed at once.

Question 5

what is pelvic inflammatory disease or pid?

Accepted Answer

Usually an Infection: Pid, or pelvic inflammatory disease is usually caused by an infection. Left untreated, the infection can cause permanent damage. If treated early and correctly, then infertility is much less likely.

Question 6

how do i treat pelvic inflammatory disease?

Accepted Answer

Your GYN MD can: This type of very serious infection requires intensive antibiotic and sometimes surgical treatment to preserve the reproductive structures and  possibly fertility.Find a GYN MD who has the experience to address this issue.

Question 7

how is pelvic inflammatory disease diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

By many things: Sexual activity per se, types of activity, drug use, etc.  After a good and honest discussion, a gyn exam and blood tests are then appropriately directed.

Question 8

does all pelvic inflammatory disease have symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Not at first: Pid is an ascending infection, beginning in the cervix and rising through the uterus to the fallopian tubes and out into the pelvic peritoneal cavity.  Cervical culture screening catches many cases before any pain develops.

Question 9

what are the signs of a pelvic inflammatory disease?

Accepted Answer

PID: The signs are a tender lower abdomen and elicited abdominal pain on pelvic exam (manual vaginal exam). Symptoms include lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, fever, nausea, loss of appetite.

Question 10

have you had or delt with pelvic inflammatory disease?

Accepted Answer

Dealt w/regularly: The pain / fevers / discharge / overall feeling bad-ness brings many women to the er for treatment of pid. Severity depends on personal health issues and time since infection started--some require IV antibiotics and hospital admission, others get first dose IV in er and prescriptions to go home with. If having vaginal symptoms, please get checked sooner than later.

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