Richard L. Sweet

While endometrial neutrophils and plasma cells are criteria used to diagnose histologic endometritis in epidemiologic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) research, plasma cell misidentification and nonspecificity may limit the accuracy of the…

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an enormous problem in women's health, affecting millions of women worldwide. Each year in the United States, more than 1 million women experience an episode of acute PID, with the rate of infection high…

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an enormous problem in women's health, affecting millions of women worldwide. Each year in the United States, more than 1 million women experience an episode of acute PID, with the rate of infection high…

Among 684 sexually active women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) followed up for a mean of 35 months, we related contraceptive use to self-reported PID recurrence, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Persistent use of condoms during…

ObjectiveWe investigated the association between endometritis and reproductive morbidity.Study designParticipants were 614 women in the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study with pelvic pain, pelvic organ tenderness, and leukorrh…

ObjectivePelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common and morbid intraperitoneal infection. Although most women with pelvic inflammatory disease are treated as outpatients, the effectiveness of this strategy remains unproven.Study designWe…

Peipert, Jeffrey T.; Ness, Roberta B.; Blume, Jeffrey; Soper, David E.; Holley, Robert; Randall, Hugh; Sweet, Richard L.; Sondheimer, Steven J.; Hendrix, Susan L.; Amortegui, Antonio; Trucco, Giuliana; Bass, Debra C. for the Pelvic Inflamma…

ObjectiveOur objective was to prospectively assess the frequency and predictors of long-term sequelae of acute pelvic inflammatory disease.Study designWe performed a retrospective cohort study of 140 women admitted for treatment of pelvic i…