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

Joanne Reekie; Basil Donovan; Rebecca Guy; Jane S Hocking; John M Kaldor; Donna Mak; David Preen; James Ward; Bette Liu; Chlamydia and Reproductive Health Outcome Investigators

doi:10.1093/cid/ciz145

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

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

Authors

Joanne Reekie¹, Basil Donovan¹, Rebecca Guy¹, Jane S Hocking¹, John M Kaldor¹, Donna Mak¹, David Preen¹, James Ward¹, Bette Liu¹; Chlamydia and Reproductive Health Outcome Investigators

Collaborators

Chlamydia and Reproductive Health Outcome Investigators:
B Liu, D Preen, J Hocking, B Donovan, C Roberts, J Ward, D Mak, R Guy, J Kaldor, S Pearson, L Stewart, H Wand, J Reekie

Affiliation

¹ University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 30778532
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.

Keywords: chlamydia; ectopic pregnancy; gonorrhea; infertility.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chlamydia Infections / complications
Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
Chlamydia trachomatis / pathogenicity
Female
Gonorrhea / complications
Gonorrhea / epidemiology*
Humans
Infertility, Female / epidemiology
Infertility, Female / etiology
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / epidemiology
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / etiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic / epidemiology*
Pregnancy, Ectopic / etiology