PID: Difficulties in diagnosis
8th October 2013
By Catriona Ooi
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