Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a chronic infection of the female reproductive organs that causes inflammation in the adjacent organs and tissues of the pelvis. The cause is almost always a sexually transmitted bacteria infection from either N. gonnorhea or T. chlamidia. Both of these infections are ordinarily the result of vaginal sexual intercourse with an infected male. In either case, he may have an active and symptomatic infection of his urinary tract with discharge from penile opening (urinary meatus) and burning on urination, or he may be asymptomatic, but despite the lack of symptoms, have either of these bacteria colonized in his urinary tract.