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. 2019 Oct 15;69(9):1621-1623.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz145.

Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Infertility Following Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections

Joanne Reekie  1 , Basil Donovan  1 , Rebecca Guy  1 , Jane S Hocking  1 , John M Kaldor  1 , Donna Mak  1 , David Preen  1 , James Ward  1 , Bette Liu  1 ; Chlamydia and Reproductive Health Outcome Investigators
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Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Infertility Following Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections

Joanne Reekie et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Gonorrhea and chlamydia are important causes of pelvic inflammatory disease. Chlamydia also causes long-term sequelae, but the role of gonorrhea is unclear. We followed 300 000 reproductive-aged women for 10 years for ectopic pregnancy and tubal infertility; our findings suggest both infections confer similar increases in risk of these outcomes.

Keywords: chlamydia; ectopic pregnancy; gonorrhea; infertility.

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