"Think PID": new directions in prevention and management of pelvic inflammatory disease

Article Abstract:

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID; inflammation in the pelvic region in women) can have serious side effects, including damage to the fallopian tubes, which can lead to infertility. Prevention and early treatment of PID are very important. This condition is related to the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Therefore, prevention involves detecting men and women at high risk for STDs, and encouraging them to alter high-risk behaviors and be tested for possible infection. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been working to increase awareness of and promote early treatment and prevention of PID. As part of this effort, the CDC revised the diagnostic criteria for PID so that physicians can more easily recognize it; this should lead to earlier treatment. Treatment recommendations have not been revised, although studies are needed to test the adequacy of the antibiotic regimens currently in use. The CDC has also advocated for studies on the prevalence (number of cases) and successful treatment of this condition. New methods of PID surveillance are being developed by the CDC in conjunction with state and local health agencies. This important public health problem can be prevented and easily treated and merits our attention. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Sexually transmitted diseases, Care and treatment, Causes of, Complications and side effects, Infertility, editorial

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Partner notification to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease in women: cost-effectiveness of two strategies

Article Abstract:

Partner notification may prevent Chlamydia trachomatis infection, the main cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women. Researchers created a decision model based on 2000 STD patients to analyze the cost effectiveness of two partner notification strategies. The first strategy, which provided for early diagnosis and treatment of women whose male partners were infected with C. trachomatis, would prevent 64 cases of PID and save $247,000 over no partner notification. The second strategy, which would treat men for C. trachomatis to prevent reinfecting their female partners, would prevent 20 cases of PID and save $33,000.

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Control of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Female Army Recruits: Cost-Effective Screening and Treatment in Training Cohorts to Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Article Abstract:

Screening women in certain age groups for chlamydia trachomatis can prevent serious genitourinary infections such as pelvic inflammatory disease. This was the conclusion of a hypothetical group of 10,000 women conscripted into the military who were tested using the urine ligase chain reaction (LCR).

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