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Can pelvic inflammatory disease be caused from something other than an std like douching?

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Yes: Pid can be caused by things other than stds, but STDs remain the major predisposing factor. Douching is quite unlikely to result in pid, although nothing is impossible.

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Answered 2/19/2015

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