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How long can your pid go untreated before it causes infertility in women?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Now: Very difficult to give a good answer to this question as asked; the whole concept of 'low-level' or 'sub-clinical' pid is controversial. Your absolute best answer is this: if pid is suspected it should be tested now, and if found it should be treated now. This eliminates any guessing and keeps harm to an absolute minimum.

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Answered 8/22/2012

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