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

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2019 Feb 20

PMID 30778532

Citations 27

Authors

Joanne Reekie

Basil Donovan

Rebecca Guy

Jane S Hocking

John M Kaldor

Donna Mak

David Preen

James Ward

Bette Liu

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Abstract

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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