How Do You Treat PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)?
• Know that PID can be alleviated with several antibiotics. A health care provider will determine what is best for you. • Understand that early treatment can prevent severe damage to reproductive organs. The longer treatment for PID is delayed, the more likely a woman is to become infertile or to have a future ectopic pregnancy. • Be aware that treatment does not reverse any damage that may have already occurred to the reproductive organs. • Know that because more than one organism may be responsible for PID, PID is most often treated with at least two antibiotics. These are effective against a wide range of contaminants and can be given orally or by injection. • Keep in mind that the symptoms of PID may go away before the infection is rectified. You should always finish taking the prescribed medicines. Doing so will also help prevent the infection from recurring. • Be prepared for multiple visits to your doctor. To confirm the antibiotics are working to cure the infection, women being
