PID: Difficulties in diagnosis

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the upper female genital tract typically involving the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and surrounding structures. 

This syndrome may include any combination of endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscesses and pelvic peritonitis. 

1. It’s common

There is no single clinical finding or laboratory test that is sufficiently