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Is it possible to have a pid for many years, more than 5, and not know?
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PID: Also called salpingitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic PID is the permanent damage to the fallopian tubes from either acute PID or recurrent PID and often times results in fertility issues, increased ectopic pregnancies, pelvic adhesions and possible chronic pelvic pain. So yes you can have chronic salpingitis for 5 years. However, you would not likely have the fever and severe pain of acute
Answered 1/16/2015
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