Pelvic inflammatory disease profile (women) - Foresight infectious diseases screening

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Test Details for Ordering
Test	Pelvic inflammatory disease profile (women) - Foresight infectious diseases screening
Laboratory	The Doctors Laboratory
Price	£180.00
Bloods	Yes
To order this test, please, go to Ordering Tests. Please, make sure you have read When not to use this website to ascertain whether having this test is an appropriate and safe course of action for you.

DESCRIPTION

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is often caused by infections which are sexually acquired. There may be a whole range of symptoms from nothing at all to pelvic pain, bleeding between periods, unexplained fatigue, unexplained fever, vaginal discharge and infertility. It may present with peritonitis, in which case urgent admission to hospital is required.

This is a serious diagnosis which needs to be investigated seriously by a trained physician. Look in Yellow Pages for your local "special clinic".

You need at least a high vaginal swab, cervical swab and possibly blood tests looking for antibodies to bacteria and virues along with urine samples and possibly a urethral swab.

I can refer you, if necessary, to The Doctors' Laboratory if you cannot get these tests done locally. Their profile comprises: mycoplasma and ureaplasma (from a high vaginal swab), chlamydia trachomatis by PCR, Herpes antigen, hepatitis B antigen, HIV antibodies, HDRL & TPHA.

If you do have any positive tests, then your sexual partner also needs to be screened.

SAMPLE

The tests are performed on a sample of blood, a sample of urine and a vaginal swab (this swab has to be taken at The Doctors' Laboratory and so you will need to make an appointment with the lab).

KIT

INSTRUCTIONS

For this batch of tests the patient must attend the laboratory, The Doctors' Laboratory at 55 Wimpole Street, London W1G 7DF. As with all the tests on this website, the laboratory requires a physician's referral. When we receive your order and payment for this test, we shall post the request form. On receipt of the form, please, make an appointment by ringing directly - the telephone number is 020 7307 7383. Have the request form with you when attending The Doctors' Laboratory for the test.

Please, also send your completed questionnaire, including your GP's details, so I can write to him/her with the result and suggestions for management. Please also send me any diagnoses you may already have.

Please note that there is an additional interpretation fee for my letter to your GP. See Ordering Tests for more details.