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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Alternate Names : Oophoritis, PID, Salpingitis, Salpingo-Oophoritis, Salpingo-Peritonitis
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Symptoms & Signs
The most common symptoms of PID include:
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vaginal discharge with abnormal color, consistency or odor
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abdominal pain either localized or generalized
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fever (not always present)
- may range from transient to constant
- low grade to high
Other nonspecific symptoms that may be seen with PID include:
Note: There may be no symptoms. People who experience ectopic pregnancies (pregnancies where the embryo implants in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus) or infertility are often found to have so-called "silent" PID, which is usually caused by chlamydia infection.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Abortion - Elective or Therapeutic
• Abortion - Spontaneous
• Chlamydia
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Ectropion
• Endometritis
• Gonorrhea - Female
• Infertility
Tests & Exams
• Culture - Endocervix
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
• Endometrial Biopsy
• ESR
• HCG - Qualitative - Serum
• Pregnancy Test
• Vaginitis Test - Wet Mount
• WBC Count
Surgery & Procedures
• Abortion
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Appetite - Decreased
• Back Pain - Low
• Bleeding
• Cervix
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Intrauterine
• Intravenous
• Menstruation - Absent
• Menstruation - Painful
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Point Tenderness
• Sexual Intercourse - Painful
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urination - Painful
• Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods
• Vaginal Discharge
Review Date : 7/24/2002
Reviewed By : Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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