Pelvic inflammatory disease among users and non-users of an intrauterine device.

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology : the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Gabriel LevinAmihai Rottenstreich

Abstract

The correlation between pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and a present intrauterine device (IUD) has been debated. We aimed to evaluate the differences between IUD users and non-users among women hospitalised with a diagnosis of PID. Our hypothesis was that the role of a present IUD among PID patients is minimal, if any. We performed a retrospective cohort study during 2010-2018 in a tertiary university hospital. Overall, 474 hospitalised patients were diagnosed with PID. Of these, 121 patients were IUD users. The patients without an IUD were younger and had lower gravidity and parity. Among the patients without an IUD, higher rates of prior history of PID and fever at presentation were noticed. In 23.9% (29/121) of women, the IUD was inserted less than four weeks prior to the PID diagnosis. The patients with an IUD insertion-associated PID, had lower rates of tubo-ovarian abscess (2 (6.9%) versus 24 (26.0%), OR [95% CI] 0.18 (0.04-0.84), p = .02) at presentation, as well as a shorter length of stay (LOS) (median 4 versus 5 days, p = .05). In a patient in whom the IUD was retained, hospitalisation period was shorter (median LOS 4 days versus 5 days, p = .007). PID inpatients who carry an IUD represent a specific subset of pati...Continue Reading

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