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

Reekie, Joanne; Donovan, Basil; Guy, Rebecca; Hocking, Jane S; Kaldor, John M; Mak, Donna; Preen, David; Ward, James et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2019

prospective_cohort · Level II

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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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