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Your reproductive organs including ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina. Your reproductive organs are found in the lower abdomen. Cause of chronic abdominal pain and problems with subsequent pregnancies. Treatment can relieve the pain and swelling, and heal you. Treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease is an antibiotic (usually more than one for three to four weeks) and bed rest. If the infection is severe, intravenous antibiotics may be given in the hospital. If left untreated, the infection pelvic scarring may leave a residue that will inhibit fertility. The good news is pelvic infection and scarring can be prevented with aggressive antibiotic therapy.
You should take all your medicine, even if your symptoms go away. Infection will not fully recover if you do not take all of the medicine. If left untreated, it can cause severe problems such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and pelvic pain is constant. Any damage done to the pelvic organs before you start treatment can not be undone. However, do not delay getting treatment. If you do, you may not be able to have children. If you think you may have PID, the doctor immediately. Your doctor may suggest going to the hospital for treatment if you: Are pregnant Very sick Do not respond to or can not take medication by mouth, if this is the case, you will need intravenous antibiotics in the blood vessel has a pain in the tubes or ovaries.
There are several ways you can prevent, or at least reduce your risk. The only way to prevent is to avoid sex. You can reduce your risk by practicing safe sex. This means using a condom every time and limit the number of sexual partners. If you still have symptoms or if the pain does not go away, you may need surgery. Issues such as constant pelvic pain and scarring are difficult to treat, but sometimes they get better after surgery. Your doctor will work with you to find the best treatment for you.