title: Pelvic inflammatory disease and contraceptive practice.
abstract: Analyses of data from the Women's Health Study suggest that the relative risks of hospitalization for PID were lower for women with tubal sterilizations and women whose partners had been sterilized (p less than 0.05), compared to sexually active non-contraceptors or women using oral or barrier methods. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate this non-contraceptive benefit of sterilization.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D003273:Contraceptive Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral