Journal article
Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Infertility Following Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections
J Reekie, B Donovan, R Guy, JS Hocking, JM Kaldor, D Mak, D Preen, J Ward, B Liu
Clinical Infectious Diseases | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz145
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.
Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; grant number APP1020628). B. L., J. S. H., B. D., J. W., R. G., and J. M. K. are supported by NHMRC fellowships.