title: Intrauterine devices and acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
abstract: One of the most serious problems among women using the intrauterine device (IUD) has been pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Subjects for the present investigation were chosen from 15- to 44-year-old women seeking emergency medical attention at a large city hospital. Febrile and afebrile patients with PID and appropriate controls were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire concerning their demographic, reproductive, and contraceptive histories. Results showed a significantly higher proportion of IUD users among febrile cases of PID (38%) than among controls (11%). This implies that febrile PID is five times as likely to develop in an IUD user as in a nonuser.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010298:Parity; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires