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A 18-year-old female asked:

Can a transabdominal ultrasound detect pid? if i had many abdominal (not vaginal) and nothing was seen, does that mean i dont have it?

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Dr. Michael Gabor
Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 35 years experience
Transabdominal : pelvic ultrasound can detect signs of PID, but it is not sensitive enough to exclude it. In other words, you can still have PID with a normal appearing transabdominal ultrasound.
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