Debra C. Bass

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to assess whether short-term markers, often used to measure clinical cure after treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease, predict sequelae of lack of pregnancy, recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, and …

OBJECTIVE: Among all women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), prevention of adverse reproductive consequences appears to be similarly achieved by outpatient treatment and inpatient treatment. We assessed whether outpatient is as effect…

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…

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…