PID can damage the fallopian tubes enough to cause infertility or increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. 控制可损害输卵管足以引起不孕或不增加患宫外孕。
EP should be suspected in any women of reproductive age with abdominal pain especially those who have risk factors for an extrauterine pregnancy. 当生育年龄的妇女出现腹痛尤其是有宫外妊娠危险因素的患者,应可以异位妊娠发生。