David E. Soper

In this month's feature, we focus on articles that enhance our understanding of the evaluation and treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Soper discusses four recent publications, and each is concluded with a “bottom line” that is…

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…

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ness, Trautmann) Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina (Soper)

In Brief Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the risk profile for chronic pelvic pain (CPP) after pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Study: Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess risk factors for CPP in a longi…

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…

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…