Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Introduction
Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease infection can vary among individuals. Symptoms can run the gamut from none to severe. Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease may include lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge with a foul odor, pain with sexual intercourse, vomiting, and fever. Abdominal pain can be severe and the fever can be high.
Serious complications, such as permanent scarring of reproductive tissues and infertility, can occur even in the absence of symptoms. Scarring of the fallopian tubes, which carry the eggs form the ovaries to the uterus, can cause blockages also lead to ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy is the abnormal development of a pregnancy outside of the uterus and is a life-threatening condition.
Chronic pelvic pain, which lasts for months to years, can also occur. Having a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease infection also puts a woman at greater risk for contracting HIV....more about Pelvic Inflammatory Disease »
Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:
PID: DSTD (Excerpt)
Symptoms of
PID vary from none to severe. Particularly when it is caused by chlamydial
infection, PID may produce only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, even
while it is seriously damaging the internal reproductive organs. Because
of the vague symptoms, PID goes unrecognized both by women and by their
health care providers about two thirds of the time. Women who do have
symptoms of PID most commonly have lower abdominal pain. Other signs and
symptoms include fever, unusual vaginal discharge that may have a foul
odor, painful intercourse, painful urination, irregular menstrual
bleeding, and pain in the right upper abdomen (rare). (Source: excerpt from PID: DSTD)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
The major symptoms of PID are lower abdominal pain and abnormal
vaginal discharge. Other symptoms such as fever, pain in the right
upper abdomen, painful intercourse, and irregular menstrual
bleeding can occur as well. PID, particularly when caused by
chlamydial infection, may produce only minor symptoms or no
symptoms at all, even though it can seriously damage the
reproductive organs. (Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)
The major symptoms of PID are lower abdominal pain and abnormal vaginal
discharge. Other symptoms such as fever, pain in the right upper abdomen,
painful intercourse, and irregular menstrual bleeding can occur as well.
PID, particularly when caused by chlamydia, may produce only minor
symptoms or no symptoms at all, even though it can seriously damage the
reproductive organs. Women with "atypical pelvic inflammatory disease"
experience only mild symptoms, unrecognized symptoms, or possibly, in many
cases no symptoms ("silent pelvic inflammatory disease"). This more
indolent but insidious form of pelvic inflammatory disease is less likely
to be detected compared to symptomatic pelvic inflammatory disease, thus
placing unsuspecting women at increased risk of disease sequelae.
(Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, it is also important to consider Pelvic Inflammatory Disease as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may cause:
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and may not be the full list of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease signs or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms.
