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Risks
Besides already having a sexually transmitted disease, a woman is more at risk for PID if she:
1. Is a teenager
2. Has more than one sexual partner or has one partner who has an STD
3. Uses an IUD, or intrauterine device
4. Has already had an episode of pelvic inflammatory disease
5. Has had an abortion
6. Has undergone pelvic surgery
7. If she douches fairly frequently. Though douching is supposed to keep “down there” clean, it can also wash harmful bacteria up in to the reproductive organs.
