Can An UTI Cause Pelvic Inflamatory Disease?

Posted on Tue, 2 Aug 2016

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Tue, 2 Aug 2016 Answered on

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Question : Can a UTI cause pelvic inflamatory disease

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes UTI can cause Pelvic inflammatory disease.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani.
I will be answering your concerns today.

Yes. Some of the UTI,s ( eg Chlamydia urethritis) if not detected and treated rapidly can cause Pelvic inflammatory disease.

Any bacterial UTI if it is severe it can spread and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

I hope this is helpful.
If you have further concerns,I will be happy to answer.
Best wishes,
Dr Rama

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng