Treating partners to prevent reinfection or spreading the infection to other people. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is infection of a woman’s reproductive organs. Infection spreads upward from the cervix to the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and surrounding structures.
Empirical treatment is suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Disease Management Guidelines in patients with uterine or adnexal tenderness and cervical motion tenderness, if no other etiology explains the findings.
Prompt and appropriate treatment can help prevent complications of PID, including permanent damage to the female reproductive organs. Infection-causing bacteria can silently invade the fallopian tubes, causing normal tissue to turn into scar tissue.