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How Long Does PID Take To Damage Fallopian Tubes And Cilia?

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015

Question: Hi

Can you tell me if PID clears up by itself. How does the hairs in your fallopian tube get damaged Cilcia?

If I had pid for 3 years would I have symptons?

Regards

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Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
PID may not have symptoms.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome to HCM,

PID is sexually transmitted disease.It occurs most of time by bacteria gonorhhea.It travels through female genital tract and reach to tubes where it attacks tubes wall and cilia and damages it.

White discharge along with abdomen pain are symptoms which usually occur during PID.

Sometime it presents without symptoms and diagonsed incidentally on ultrasound examination as free fluid in pouch of XXXXXXX

So, if you had PID, it is not necessary for you to have florid symptoms.

Usually it needs antibiotic treatment and does not clear by itself.

Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.

Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Nidhi Setia (15 hours later)

so after having 4 transvaginal scans it would have shown up. Can an endometretitos cyst on the ovary damage the tubes and cilia ?

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
TVS can detect PID.

Detailed Answer:
Sorry for late response,

Transvaginal ultrasound can show findings of PID even when asymptomatic.

Endometriosis of ovary does not progress towards tubes.
But tubes themselves are the site for endometriosis. This can damage cilia .

Hope this answers your query satisfactorily.

Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar