• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of a woman’s pelvic organs, including the uterus (womb), Fallopian tubes (tubes), ovaries, and cervix.
• PID is common and is estimated to affect around 1 million women every year in the US.
• The pelvic inflammatory disease usually develops from the spread of a sexually-transmitted disease (STD).
• Most pelvic inflammatory disease cases are caused by gonorrhea and or Chlamydia, although several different types of bacteria can be responsible.
• Young, sexually active women with multiple sex partners are at the highest risk for pelvic inflammatory disease. Douching and history of PID are other risk factors.
• The pelvic inflammatory disease may not produce any symptoms or signs (referred to as being asymptomatic). In other cases, it can cause
○ fever,
○ abdominal or pelvic pain,
○ vaginal discharge,
○ painful urination, or
○ painful sexual intercourse.