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Risk In IUD Contraceptive Users Lower Than Feared.(pelvic inflammatory disease risk not as great as suspected in women who use intra-uterine devices)
2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com) -- The risk of developing full clinical pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) associated with sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) may not be as high as suspected in women using an intra-uterine device (IUD), reports a research letter in the February 10, 2001, issue of the Lancet.
The IUD is a common method of contraception, although its use varies greatly in different countries. The perceived risk of developing PID in IUD users increases in women who are at risk of STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. Health care providers in some countries with high incidence of STIs avoid fitting the IUD, despite its effectiveness as a contraceptive.
James Shelton from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington DC, re evaluated data from previous studies to calculate the risk of developing full clinical PID.
He estimated that the risk of developing PID is 0.15% (less than one in 600) in a typical African population where the prevalence of gonorrhoea and chlamydia together may be around 10%. In areas with lower STI prevalence, PID risk would be lower.
He commented that this ...
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