PID

Introduction: PID

Description of PID

PID (medical condition): Infection of the womb and fallopian tubes.

See also:

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:
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PID: Pelvic inflammatory disease or primary immune deficiency.

PID: Abbreviation for pelvic inflammatory disease.
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PID: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity. It is most commonly caused by sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydia and gonorrhea, that have ascended into the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of intercourse or childbirth, or of surgical procedures, including insertion of IUDs or abortion. PID may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. It may cause infertility and it may raise the risk of ectopic pregnancy. PID is a disease associated with HIV infection.
Source: Diseases Database

Abbreviation: PID

PID: an abbreviation of: Pelvic inflammatory disease

PID: an abbreviation of: primary immune deficiency

PID as a Disease

PID: Another name for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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PID: Related Diseases

PID: PID is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Female sexual conditions
• Uterus conditions
• Ovary conditions
• Adolescent conditions
• Diseases contagious from sex
• Diseases contagious from oral sex
• Diseases contagious from anal sex
• Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
• Fallopian tube conditions
• Pelvis conditions

Causes of PID

Some of the causes of PID are included in the list below:

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Gardnerella vaginalis infection
• Bacteroides infection
• Appendicitis - occasionally causes bacterial transfer to cause PID.

See full list of 20 causes of PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Symptoms of PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Some of the symptoms of PID incude:

• No early symptoms
• Lower abdominal pain
• Foul-smelling vaginal discharge
• Vaginal odor
• Cramps

See full list of 17 symptoms of PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Treatments for PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Treatments for PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) include:

• Antibiotics - usually a combination rather than a single one.
• IV antibiotics
• Hospitalization
• Other treatments for pelvic abscesses
• Surgical drainage of pelvic abscesses

See full list of 7 treatments for PID

Treatment of PID: For more treatment information about PID, see treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

PID: Article Excerpts about Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PID: DSTD (Excerpt)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term that refers to infection of the fallopian tubes (tubes that carry eggs from the ovary to the womb) and of other internal reproductive organs in women. It is a common and serious complication of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Inside the lower abdominal cavity, PID can damage the fallopian tubes and tissues in and near the uterus and ovaries. Untreated PID can lead to serious consequences including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, abscess formation, and chronic pelvic pain. (Source: excerpt from PID: DSTD)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Aside from AIDS, the most common and serious complication of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among women is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), an infection of the upper genital tract. PID can affect the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other related structures. Untreated, PID causes scarring and can lead to infertility, tubal pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and other serious consequences. (Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)

The most serious and common complication of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among women is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), an infection of the upper genital tract. PID can affect the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other related structures. Untreated, PID can lead to infertility, tubal (ectopic) pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and other serious consequences. (Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC)

PID: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to PID:

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Gardnerella vaginalis infection
• Bacteroides infection
• Appendicitis
• Childbirth
• Abortion
• Reproductive surgery
• Ruptured appendix

Terms associated with PID:

Terms Similar to PID:

• Salpingitis and oophoritis
• Pelvic inflammatory disease

Source: Diseases Database

For a description of PID, see:

• pelvic inflammatory disease

Source: CRISP

External links related to: PID

• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/Tubo-ovarian Abscess : Article by Shikha Mudgil, MD
• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease : Article by Stephanie Abbuhl, MD
• eMedicine - Oophoritis : Article by Arthur Ollendorff, MD
• eMedicine - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease : Article by James B Hill, MD
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Pelvic inflammatory disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

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