Symptoms:

• Abdominal distention
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Abnormal vaginal discharge
  • Increased amount
  • Unusual color, consistency, or odor
• Discomfort with bowel movement (constipation may occur)
• Fever (ranging from 100 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit)
• General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• Lower abdominal or pelvic pain (uterine pain)

Signs and tests:

The health care provider will perform a physical exam and a pelvic exam. The lower abdomen may be tender. Bowel sounds may be decreased. A pelvic exam may cause the uterus and cervix to feel tender. There may be cervical discharge.

The following tests may be performed:

• Cultures from the cervix for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other organisms
• Endometrial biopsy
• ESR (sedimentation rate)
• Laparoscopy
• WBC (white blood count)