The clinical picture of PID is variable and clinical symptoms and signs lack specificity and sensitivity (1). Many women are asymptomatic with PID diagnosed retrospectively during investigation for infertility.
Lower abdominal pain, usually bilateral, is the most common presenting symptom.Sometimes the pain may radiate to the legs as well (3). Other symptoms may include:
Examination may reveal:
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