PID
pid[ noun ]
inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
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- "This is a little different than previous studies that have said that birth control pills protect aginst PID, period," said Dr. Paul Wolner-Hanssen of the University of Washington. "This is kind of a good news, bad news result.
- Birth control pills may offer some protection against pelvic inflammatory disease caused by chlamydia _ the most common sexually transmitted disease in the nation _ but not PID caused by gonorrhea, researchers say.