I might have PID, will i have to get a hysterectomy?

so i might have PID, I'm 18 years old and sexually active. However, the last time i had sex is when i was 16 [it was protected]. I had really bad pain on my left side and by my "lady organs" [2 days ago] i feel something swollen. I'm not jumping the gun and saying it is PID or whatever but i am going to go to the doctor and get it checked out. I dont know if i have chlamydia or gono or whatever. I know those are curable and i know all of the info about PID and ecoptic pregnancies. It's just on the left side or that's at least the only place where i feel swollen.. What do you think it is?

my second question is, if i do have it will i have to get a partial hysterectomy? Please only answer if you are speaking from experience or know someone who is in my shoes. Thank you. ^-^

Okay, so it might just be cysts forming in the tubes...?

You might not have to have surgery. My friend had a cysts there and it was swollen and they gave her meds and 2 yrs later she had a beautiful baby girl!!!

If it is a cyst it can be treated with birth control pills and other things, if it's PID or an STD most likely they will just give you antibiotics. Hysterectomies are a last resort for anything, especially for someone so young.

If your pain is primarily on one side, it's unlikely you have PID... PID is usually a throbbing type pain that radiates across your entire pelvic area.

Sounds more like you have an ovarian cyst.. which is incredibly common.

Your doc will most likely perform a pelvic exam to see if your uterus is enlarged, and take a feel of the ovaries... An ultrasound will most likely be booked.

If the diagnosis is a cyst, easy enough.. a higher dose birth control pill will shrink it.

If the diagnosis turns out to be PID, medication can also treat this, depending on the severity... If meds dont work a laparoscopy, and lysis of pelvic adhesions can be performed (Very simple day surgery).

A hysterectomy is usually a worst case scenario type surgery, there is a new procedure being done now called Uterine artery embolization.. this could treat a "worse case" PID rather than a hyster.

I would be shocked if your physician recommends a hysterecomy, especially at your age... If they do, seek a 2nd opinion!!

Good luck,