Outpatient management of pelvic inflammatory disease
Price, B.; Martens, M.
Current Women's Health Reports 1(1): 36-40
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1534-5874 PMID: 12112950 Document Number: 527203
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the female genital tract involving at least the endrometrium and may include the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and pelvic cavity. Over 1 million women each year are treated for PID in the United States, and it is one of the most serious infections diagnosed in women due to its sequelae. Women with PID acutely experience pain and are at risk for sepsis; however, the significant increases in ectopic pregnancy and infertility are the most disturbing long-term complications. It most often is initiated with an infection by a sexually transmitted disease, but can also involve a variety of pathogenic aerobes and anaerobes secondarily.