15th November 2006
You need to find a gyno in your area.
I suffered from PID as a teenager, while a virgin. Turns out they were really, really nasty UTIs that had gone untreated and basically infected everything from my belly button down.
My gyno as an early teen always called it PID, gave me a big shot in his office and a heavy round of Floxin. Once we realized it was coming from UTIs, we were able to control it by controlling the UTIs.
However, I moved away and found a new gyno in my area, told him my history of PID, and he wrote on my chart a history of STDs! He was extremely firm in his conviction that PID is only an STD, not something that happens to a woman not having intercourse.
BTW, I ended up in the hospital the first time -- talk about pain!!!!
Soooo, I suppose it just depends on the doctor you go to. Some might call what you're experiencing a severe bladder/kidney infection/UTI; others might generically refer to it as PID. Just be aware that there are docs out there that do consider PID only an STD -- and you don't want that following you around on your medical history.
If you don't have insurance, most doctors will work with you on being a self-pay. I didn't have insurance for years and years and years, and even my last appointment with my gyno last December was $60. Just ask around your college, maybe some female professors or administration personnel who are pretty well established in your town, if they could recommend a good local gyno.
Best of luck to you :)
I suffered from PID as a teenager, while a virgin. Turns out they were really, really nasty UTIs that had gone untreated and basically infected everything from my belly button down.
My gyno as an early teen always called it PID, gave me a big shot in his office and a heavy round of Floxin. Once we realized it was coming from UTIs, we were able to control it by controlling the UTIs.
However, I moved away and found a new gyno in my area, told him my history of PID, and he wrote on my chart a history of STDs! He was extremely firm in his conviction that PID is only an STD, not something that happens to a woman not having intercourse.
BTW, I ended up in the hospital the first time -- talk about pain!!!!
Soooo, I suppose it just depends on the doctor you go to. Some might call what you're experiencing a severe bladder/kidney infection/UTI; others might generically refer to it as PID. Just be aware that there are docs out there that do consider PID only an STD -- and you don't want that following you around on your medical history.
If you don't have insurance, most doctors will work with you on being a self-pay. I didn't have insurance for years and years and years, and even my last appointment with my gyno last December was $60. Just ask around your college, maybe some female professors or administration personnel who are pretty well established in your town, if they could recommend a good local gyno.
Best of luck to you :)