Pelvic inflammatory disease secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Sexual partner evaluation and treatment are the mainstays of secondary prevention for PID.

Secondary prevention

Sexual partners of woman who diagnosed with PID in last 60 days of onset of her symptoms must be evaluated and treated for possible chlamydia or gonorrhea infection.
Infected women should avoid sexual contact until they and their partners have completed the evaluation and treatment.^[1]

References

↑ Workowski KA, Bolan GA (2015). “Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015”. MMWR Recomm Rep. 64 (RR-03): 1–137. PMID 26042815.

Overview