Signs and Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
1. Often the infection has no symptoms.
Sometimes it can cause:
1. Pain during intercourse.
2. Mild to severe aching in the lower abdomen, sometimes accompanied by backache.
3. Absent or irregular menstrual periods, or unusually heavy bleeding.
4. Heavy or foul-smelling discharge from the vagina.
5. Frequent urination accompanied by burning pain.
6. Fever, sometimes with chills.
7. Nausea and vomiting.
What to do now
1. Diagnose the problem and then
2. Take all of your medication, even if symptoms have disappeared.
3. Don’t have sex until all symptoms have disappeared.
4. Get plenty of bed rest.
5. If needed, take an over-the-counter pain reliever such as ibuprofen.
6. If gonorrhea or Chlamydia caused your infection, make sure your partner is treated. Otherwise, he may reinfect you or infect others.
When to call a doctor for pelvic inflammatory disease std
1. If you have symptoms of PID.
2. If you have pelvic inflammatory disease pain.
1. Practice safe sex .
2. Have regular medical checkups.
3. To prevent infection after surgery or minor gynecological procedures, don’t douche or have intercourse for a week.
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