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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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An infection of a woman’s upper reproductive organs inside pelvis , including uterus lining, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Female urogenital diseases • Infection

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

How it is usually transmitted?

Sexual contact

Body locations

Pelvis, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Vomiting
Fever
Nausea
Chills
Abdominal pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Ceftriaxone
4.2
152 reviews
Doxycycline
4.0
73 reviews
Doxycycline monohydrate
3.6
74 reviews
Cefotetan
3.6
74 reviews
Metronidazole
3.6
144 reviews
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Tests

Aerobic and anaerobic culture
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Chlamydia trachomatis culture
Test for gonorrhea
WBC count
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Risk factors

Personal

Douching

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