PID symptoms may be worse at the end of a menstrual period and during the first several days following a period. If a woman has PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), she may have any of these symptoms: Abdominal pain (especially lower abdominal pain) or tenderness, Back pain, Abnormal uterine bleeding, Unusual or heavy vaginal discharge, Painful urination, Painful sexual intercourse.
After treatment, women should be counseled to abstain from sexual activity or be educated to strictly and appropriately use barrier protection until their symptoms have fully abated and they have completed their antibiotic regimen and their partner(s) have been treated.
It can take from a few days to a few months for an infection to travel up from the vagina to the pelvic organs.
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