How do you know if PID is chronic?

Symptoms

1. Pain — ranging from mild to severe — in your lower abdomen and pelvis.
2. Abnormal or heavy vaginal discharge that may have an unpleasant odor.
3. Abnormal uterine bleeding, especially during or after intercourse, or between menstrual cycles.
4. Pain during intercourse.
5. Fever, sometimes with chills.

What is an acute PID?

Acute PID is inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and pelvic area caused by an infection. If left untreated, it can cause abdominal pain and fertility problems in the future. Acute PID is more common in young, sexually active women.

How is chronic pelvic pain related to acute PID?

Chronic pelvic pain is seen in as many as one-third of women with PID. The pain is thought to be related to inflammation, scarring, and adhesions from the infectious process. The strongest predictor of developing chronic pelvic pain related to PID is recurrent PID.

Can acute PID be cured?

Prompt treatment with medicine can get rid of the infection that causes pelvic inflammatory disease. But there’s no way to reverse any scarring or damage to the reproductive tract that PID might have caused. Treatment for PID most often includes: Antibiotics.

How long is acute PID?

Pain from PID usually lasts less than 7 days. If pain lasts longer than 3 weeks, the likelihood that the patient has PID declines substantially.

What causes acute PID?

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of a woman’s reproductive organs. It is a complication often caused by some STDs, like chlamydia and gonorrhea. Other infections that are not sexually transmitted can also cause PID.

What is the best treatment for chronic PID?

Guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend outpatient treatment of PID with ofloxacin, levofloxacin, ceftriaxone plus doxycycline, or cefoxitin and probenecid plus doxycycline, all with optional metronidazole for full coverage against anaerobes and bacterial vaginosis (table 1) [13].