Vance is right - other things can cause PID. I wonder if you were tested for bacterial vaginitis.
However, you weren't really tested for anything, if I'm reading this right You had also been on antibiotics for strep throat, which could cause std tests to come back as a false negative. To get an accurate diagnosis of PID, you need to have a pelvic exam. Did she do one - where she uses her fingers to check your ovaries, tubes, etc?
My other concern is that doxy alone isn't a recommended treatment for PID, especially PID caused by bv.
The CDC STD Treatment Guidelines list these as recommended treatments -
Recommended regimen A
Levofloxacin 500 mg orally once daily for 14 days*
OR
Ofloxacin 400 mg orally twice daily for 14 days*
WITH OR WITHOUT
Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 14 days
OR
Regimen B
Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM in a single dose
PLUS
Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 14 days
WITH OR WITHOUT
Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 14 days
If you have bv (and you can try testing for it now, but the antibiotics might skew it) , you need the metronidazole.
Aj
Info I found from the CDC. So reading below it looks like you can get PID without having a STD.
PID occurs when bacteria move upward from a woman's vagina or cervix (opening to the uterus) into her reproductive organs. Many different organisms can cause PID, but many cases are associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia, two very common bacterial STDs. A prior episode of PID increases the risk of another episode because the reproductive organs may be damaged during the initial bout of infection.
Sexually active women in their childbearing years are most at risk, and those under age 25 are more likely to develop PID than those older than 25. This is partly because the cervix of teenage girls and young women is not fully matured, increasing their susceptibility to the STDs that are linked to PID.
The more sex partners a woman has, the greater her risk of developing PID. Also, a woman whose partner has more than one sex partner is at greater risk of developing PID, because of the potential for more exposure to infectious agents.
Women who douche may have a higher risk of developing PID compared with women who do not douche. Research has shown that douching changes the vaginal flora (organisms that live in the vagina) in harmful ways, and can force bacteria into the upper reproductive organs from the vagina.
Women who have an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted may have a slightly increased risk of PID near the time of insertion compared with women using other contraceptives or no contraceptive at all. However, this risk is greatly reduced if a woman is tested and, if necessary, treated for STDs before an IUD is inserted.
I only thought that PID was caused by a STD. I will ask another person who answers questions to stop in tomorrow and take a look and see what she thinks. She has a lot more education on the subject so she might have a better answer.
I am on Doxy for the PID. i'm on day 5 of the pills i had Strep throat went to the doctor, was given a prescristion, then i recieved a yeast Infection went back to the doctor as i can't use over the counter med, it makes it worst so still feeling horrible and not feeling like it was a yeast infection anymore. the discharge was different and pain in my lower stomach. it was extremely itchy and painful. and my virgina was very very RED. The doctor told me that i had PID after doing a swab, and looking down there.
i have been tested about 2 months ago for STD's and it came back negitive.
Just from the information that i have found on the internet, thats the only leading cause of PID is an STD. thats why i'm so worried about it.
thanks
You tested negative for STD's right? And you are negative right? You say you now have a STD, what STD?
PID is not a STD, but some STD's can lead to PID.
From your post I think you are jumping to conclusions that are not based on anything but fear.
Why are you on Doxy?