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Adolescent Outcomes After Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- February 16, 2011
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adolescents were more likely than adults to have recurrent sexually transmitted infections, to be pregnant at follow-up, and to have a recurrence sooner.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Trent M et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011 Jan; 165:49.
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Can Chlamydia Screening Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
- April 29, 2010
- Ann J. Davis, MD
- Women's Health
We still don't know: Most cases of PID occurred in women who tested negative at baseline.- Reviewing:
- Oakeshott P et al., BMJ 2010 Apr 8; 340:c1642.
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Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- April 27, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Perhaps the focus should be on more frequent testing for women at higher risk.- Reviewing:
- Oakeshott P et al., BMJ 2010 Apr 8; 340:c1642.
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Are PID Diagnoses Being Missed? Free
- January 29, 2009
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Rates of diagnosing PID varied among physicians at a single Australian sexual health center.- Reviewing:
- Doxanakis A et al., Sex Transm Infect 2008 Dec; 84:518.
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Ceftriaxone plus Azithromycin or Doxycycline for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
- September 6, 2007
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Women's Health
Dosing schedules differed, but clinical responses were similar.- Reviewing:
- Savaris RF et al., Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jul; 110:53-60.
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Predicting Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- May 2, 2006
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
A modified chlamydial risk-factor scoring system was the best predictor of incident PID in a cohort of women at high risk for chlamydia.- Reviewing:
- Ness RB et al., Sex Transm Dis 2006 Mar; 33:137-42.
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Outpatient Treatment for PID: How Effective?
- November 1, 2005
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Prompt treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is recommended for the prevention of long-term sequelae such as infertility. Researchers previously reported that outpatient treatment was . . .- Reviewing:
- Ness RB et al., Obstet Gynecol 2005 Sep; 106:573-80.
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Outpatient Treatment for Mild-to-Moderate PID
- September 30, 2005
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
Although outpatient management of mild-to-moderate pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is used increasingly, we have little information about whether reproductive outcomes are similar to those with . . .- Reviewing:
- Ness RB et al., Obstet Gynecol 2005 Sep; 106:573-80.
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Douching in High-Risk Women: No Increase in PID or STIs
- February 22, 2005
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
The debate about whether douching raises risk for pelvic infection is complicated: Douching is more likely to be practiced in cultural groups at higher risk . . .- Reviewing:
- Ness RB et al., Am J Epidemiol 2005 Jan 15; 161:186-95.
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DOUCHING AND PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE.
- April 20, 1993
- CDM
- General Medicine
Is vaginal douching a risk factor for acute pelvic inflammatory disease? This case-control study compared the douching habits of 131 women aged 18 to 40 . . .- Reviewing:
- Scholes D., Obstet Gynecol 1993 Apr; 81:
601 606 .
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THE IUD AND PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE.
- April 17, 1992
- ASB
- General Medicine
To what extent is the intrauterine device associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? This question was addressed in an analysis of data taken from 13 . . .- Reviewing:
- Farley TMM et al., Lancet 1992 Mar 28; 339:
785 788 .
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Annual Chlamydia Screening Doesn't Lower Rates of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Free
- April 9, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) aren't lowered by annual chlamydia screening in sexually active young women, according to a BMJ study.Researchers recruited some... -
Are IUDs OK When STD Risk Is High?
- October 11, 2007
- Ann J. Davis, MD
- Women's Health
IUDs seemed safe and effective in women at high risk for STDs.- Reviewing:
- Campbell SJ et al., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007 Aug; 197:193.e1.
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Don’t Treat Gonococcal Infections with Fluoroquinolones
- May 17, 2007
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
The rising prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance has prompted revision of CDC treatment guidelines. -
Greatest Risk Factor for Ectopic Pregnancy: Previous Ectopic Pregnancy
- July 27, 2006
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
Women with ectopic pregnancies were three times as likely as controls to have had previous ectopic pregnancies; multiple prior ectopic pregnancies raised risk even further.- Reviewing:
- Barnhart KT et al., Fertil Steril 2006 Jul; 86:36-43.
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High Rates of Trichomonas Infection
- December 9, 2005
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
T. vaginalis is highly transmissible but readily treated; more effective surveillance strategies are needed.- Reviewing:
- Van Der Pol B et al., J Infect Dis 2005 Dec 15; 192:2039-44. Schwebke JR., J Infect Dis 2005 Dec 15; 192:2036-8.
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Checking on What’s Up Down There in Adolescent and Young Men
- August 4, 2005
- M. Susan Jay, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S. The consequences of untreated infection include pelvic inflammatory disease in women, epididymitis . . .- Reviewing:
- Blake DR et al., J Adolesc Health 2005 Apr; 36:337-41.
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Douching Might Not Increase PID Risk
- July 22, 2003
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
In case-control studies, douching has been found to increase risk for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). However, women who douche most regularly are those who also . . .- Reviewing:
- Rothman KJ et al., Epidemiology 2003 May; 14:340-8.
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Severity of PID Correlates with Future Fertility.
- June 23, 1998
- RW Rebar
- General Medicine
An estimated 1 million American women develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) each year at a cost exceeding $5.5 billion. Much of the cost is associated . . .- Reviewing:
- Lepine LA et al., Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998 May; 178:
977 981 .
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RECURRENT CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION INCREASES RISK FOR ECTOPIC PREGNANCY.
- March 14, 1997
- DM Harper
- General Medicine
Women with an initial chlamydial infection are at increased risk for intraluminal adhesions leading to subsequent ectopic pregnancies, but little is known about whether this . . .- Reviewing:
- Hillis SD et al., Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997 Jan; 176:
103 107 .
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