Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Signs & Symptoms
Symptoms can range from mild to severe (CDC, 2012). Women can experience back pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, abdominal pain, unusual or heavy vaginal discharge, painful urination or painful sexual intercourse (Stoppler, 2012). Other symptoms can include fatigue, vomiting, or fever (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research, 2012) or a fallopian tube infection may also occur with no other symptoms (CDC, 2012). If left untreated, PID can develop into some other conditions such as pelvic peritonitis and Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (Medline Plus, 2012). Other complications can lead to damage to the female reproductive organs through scarring. The scar tissue can disrupt the normal movement of the eggs to the uterus essentially causing infertility. The scar tissue can also lead to chronic pelvic pain (CDC, 2012).
Article References
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