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 6
30s 14
40s 24
50s 17
60s 7
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 71