Diseases

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Pid)

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Pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. It usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from your vagina to your uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries.

SYMPTOMS

Pain in the pelvis,abdomen,lower back, or vagina

CAUSES

Several different types of bacteria can cause pid, including the same bacteria that cause the sexually transmitted infections (stis) gonorrhea and chlamydia. What commonly occurs is that bacteria first enter the vagina and cause an infection. As time passes, this infection can move into the pelvic organs.