Is sexual intercourse the only way a person can get pid?

Overwhemingly: Overwhemingly, sexual intercourse is the way to contract pelvic inflammatory disease. It is the later consequence of infection with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea. Because the term is general, other less common sources would be an iud, uterine infection from surgery or miscarriage, a ruptured appendix or diverticulitis, and rarely in the usa, tuberculosis.