Relation between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility in a Dutch cohort of women previously tested for chlamydia in a chlamydia screening trial

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 300 - 306
• Main Authors: Hoenderboom, Bernice M, van Benthem, Birgit H B, van Bergen, Jan E A M, Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H T M, Götz, Hannelore M, Hoebe, Christian J P A, Hogewoning, Arjan A, Land, Jolande A, van der Sande, Marianne A B, Morré, Servaas A, van den Broek, Ingrid V F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original article
• Subjects: Adult; Chlamydia; Chlamydia Infections - complications; Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology; Chlamydia trachomatis; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; cohort study; Condoms; ectopic pregnancy; Epidemiology; Female; Health risk assessment; Humans; Infertility; Infertility - complications; Infertility - epidemiology; Mass Screening; Netherlands - epidemiology; pelvic inflammatory disease; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - complications; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - epidemiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy, Ectopic - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; serology; Studies; tubal factor infertility; Netherlands; cohort study; ectopic pregnancy; chlamydia trachomatis; tubal factor infertility; pelvic inflammatory disease; serology

ObjectivesA better understanding of Chlamydia trachomatis infection (chlamydia)–related sequelae can provide a framework for effective chlamydia control strategies. The objective of this study was to estimate risks and risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy and tubal fa...