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Infectious & ParasiticModerate
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common — affects a significant number of women of reproductive age, particularly those under 25
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Prompt treatment with a course of antibiotics targeting the likely causative bacteria is essential to prevent long-term complications
- 2and is typically started even before definitive test results return given the risk of delay. Sexual partners should also be tested and treated to prevent reinfection. Severe cases with abscess formation or failure to improve with antibiotics may require hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics or
- 3rarely
- 4surgical drainage.
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