Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is an infection located in the woman's reproductive organs, such as the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries that can cause irreversible damage to the woman, such as infertility, for example. This disease occurs more in young sexually active women, with multiple sexual partners, who have already had uterine procedures, such as curettage or hysteroscopy, or who have a previous history of PID. Understand more about pelvic inflammatory disease.
Main symptoms
The main symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease are:
- Pain in the abdomen and pelvic region; Vaginal discharge; Nausea; Vomiting; Fever; Chills; Pain during intimate contact; Pain in the lower back; Irregular menstruation; Bleeding outside the menstrual period.
The symptoms of PID are not always felt by women, as sometimes pelvic inflammatory disease may not show symptoms. As soon as symptoms are observed, you should go to the gynecologist for the diagnosis to be confirmed and treatment started, which is usually done with antibiotics. Find out how the treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease is done.
If not properly treated, pelvic inflammatory disease can progress and cause complications, such as abscess formation, ectopic pregnancy and infertility.
How to confirm the disease
The diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease is made based on observation and analysis of symptoms by the gynecologist, in addition to other tests that can be requested, such as pelvic or transvaginal ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or laparoscopy, which is the exam that usually confirms the disease. See which are the 7 main exams recommended by the gynecologist.
