Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Infertility Following Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections

Gonorrhea and chlamydia are important causes of pelvic inflammatory disease. Chlamydia also causes long-term sequelae, but the role of gonorrhea is unclear. We followed 300 000 reproductive-aged women for 10 years for ectopic pregnancy and tubal infertility; our findings suggest both infections conf...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 1621 - 1623
Main Authors Reekie, Joanne, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Hocking, Jane S., Kaldor, John M., Mak, Donna, Preen, David, Ward, James, Liu, Bette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Oxford University Press 15.10.2019
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ectopic pregnancy
infertility
gonorrhea
chlamydia
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ISSN1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI10.1093/cid/ciz145

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Summary:Gonorrhea and chlamydia are important causes of pelvic inflammatory disease. Chlamydia also causes long-term sequelae, but the role of gonorrhea is unclear. We followed 300 000 reproductive-aged women for 10 years for ectopic pregnancy and tubal infertility; our findings suggest both infections confer similar increases in risk of these outcomes.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciz145