Hormonal and barrier contraception and risk of upper genital tract disease in the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) study.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 185(1): 121-7, 2001 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Among women diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease, we examined the associations between hormonal or barrier methods of contraception and upper genital tract infection or inflammation.METHODS:
Participants were 563 patients from a treatment trial for pelvic inflammatory disease. All had pelvic pain; pelvic organ tenderness; and leukorrhea, mucopurulent cervicitis, or untreated cervicitis. Contraceptive use within the prior 4 weeks was compared among women with baseline upper genital tract gonorrhea or chlamydia, women with endometritis without upper genital tract gonorrhea or chlamydia, and women with neither upper genital tract gonorrhea or chlamydia nor endometritis.RESULTS:
Inconsistent condom use was significantly and independently associated with a 2 to 3 times elevated risk for upper genital tract infection. Upper genital tract gonorrhea or chlamydia was not significantly associated with use of oral contraceptives, use of medroxyprogesterone, condoms used consistently, nor other barrier methods.CONCLUSION:
No hormonal or barrier contraceptive method was related to a reduction in upper genital tract disease among women with clinical pelvic inflammatory diseases.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Inflamatoria Pélvica
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Condones
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Dispositivos Anticonceptivos Femeninos
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Anticonceptivos Hormonales Orales
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Enfermedades de los Genitales Femeninos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos