Condom Use and the Risk of Recurrent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, or Infertility Following an Episode of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Roberta B. Ness, Hugh Randall, Holly E. Richter, Jeffrey F. Peipert, Andrea Montagno, David E. Soper, Richard L. Sweet, Deborah B. Nelson, Diane Schubeck, Susan L. Hendrix, Debra C. Bass, Kevin E. Kip
In: American Journal of Public Health · 2004 · vol. 94(8) , pp. 1327–1329 · doi:10.2105/ajph.94.8.1327 · PMID:15284036 · W2022329655
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Persistent and consistent condom use during follow-up was associated with reduced risks of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility in women who had experienced a prior episode of PID.

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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 the study reduced the risk of recurrent PID, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Consistent condom use (about 60% of encounters) at baseline also reduced these risks, after adjustment for confounders, by 30% to 60%. Self-reported persistent and consistent condom use was associated with lower rates of PID sequelae.

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