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. Unfortunately, if PID isn't treated it can cause permanent damage to your internal organs.
Scar tissue can form in the fallopian tubes and around the abdomen.
Scarring can cause pain that lasts for months or even years. Occasionally, the effects of PID can be so severe that surgery is required to remove pus, get rid of scar tissue or remove damaged organs. Finally, PID is more likely to come back if you are exposed to STDs again. Each episode of PID causes more damage and a greater possibility of complications. If you are treated for PID, especially if an STD is found, your partner must also be treated.