Pelvic inflammatory disease to PID has been a factor in the lives of women in the western world for at least 500 year. It effects up to 5% of US women at sometime during their life and its effects can be long-lasting and devastating. In the episode, part 2 of 3, we discuss the diagnosis of PID.

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Diagnosis

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10. CDC Statement