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A 32-year-old female asked:
Read that pelvic inflam.disease can elevate hs crp levels?would one know if they had pid? would cbc be normal?been tested for stds (gonn/chla).all ok.
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Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
PID: Once again, you are asking to remove clinical assessment from the results of a non-specific lab value. Sounds like you are fine, but if you continue overly concerned about your health it might be beneficial to find a therapist to discuss this with.
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield commented
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Some PID is caused by newly discovered STDs not detected by standard tests, esp. Mycoplasma genitalium. Some are due mostly to mostly normal vaginal bacteria and not related to sex at all. Having previous PID predisposes to new cases due mostly to vaginal bacteria.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Can pelvic inflammatory disease be caused from something other than an STD like douching?
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
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Can my new, clean, boyfriend get any STDs from my pelvic inflammatory disease?
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