What is pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to infection of the female reproductive organs. It can scar the tubes that carry eggs from the ovary to the uterus which can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain and other problems.

How do members experience pelvic inflammatory disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pelvic inflammatory disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pelvic inflammatory disease*

Who has pelvic inflammatory disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 8
30s 12
40s 25
50s 20
60s 7
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 75

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What is pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to infection of the female reproductive organs. It can scar the tubes that carry eggs from the ovary to the uterus which can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain and other problems.



Common symptoms reported by people with pelvic inflammatory disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pelvic inflammatory disease

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Compare treatments taken by people with pelvic inflammatory disease

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Got a question about living with pelvic inflammatory disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has pelvic inflammatory disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 24 say pelvic inflammatory disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 8
30s 12
40s 25
50s 20
60s 7
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 8
20-29 years 11
30-39 years 5
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 75

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 32
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from pelvic inflammatory disease patients who have completed their condition history
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