They can expose their sex partners to a disease without knowing it. Avoid sexual contact with people who are at risk of infection. If you decide to have sex, ask your partner first if he or she has any risks for infection. A male partner should always wear a condom. Only a condom can provide some protection against infections.
Treatment begins with an exam.
Depending on how sick you are, the treatment can be done either in the hospital or on an outpatient basis. If you are very sick with PID, or if you are pregnant, are under the age of 18 or have the HIV virus, hospitalization is usually recommended. If you are treated as an outpatient, you must take your medicine just the way your doctor tells you. If you don't take all the pills, your symptoms will get worse and you may have to go to the hospital. A few days after you start taking the medicine, you'll have to see your doctor again.