pelvic inflammatory disease
Findings
No curated finding names pelvic inflammatory disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity. It is most commonly caused by sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydia and gonorrhea that have ascended into the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of intercourse or childbirth, or of surgical procedures, including insertion of IUDs or abortion. PID may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. It may cause infertility and it may raise the risk of ectopic pregnancy. PID is a disease associated with HIV infection.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000922), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Located in (Mondo)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: pelvic inflammatory disease
- Also called
- PID