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Antibiotics for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Antibiotic treatment kills the bacteria causing PID. The risks of a future tubal pregnancy (Reference ectopic pregnancy Opens New Window), Reference ongoing (chronic) pelvic pain Opens New Window, and Reference infertility Opens New Window are less if you start treatment early.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: November 23, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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