Appendix F: Management of Intrauterine Devices When Users are Found To Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease*

Pages in this Report
  1. US SPR 2016
  2. Introduction
  3. How To Be Reasonably Certain that a Woman Is Not Pregnant
  4. Intrauterine Contraception
  5. Implants
  6. Injectables
  7. Combined Hormonal Contraceptives
  8. Progestin-Only Pills
  9. Standard Days Method
  10. Emergency Contraception
  11. Female Sterilization
  12. Male Sterilization
  13. When Women Can Stop Using Contraceptives
  14. Conclusion
  15. References
  16. Summary Chart of U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2016
  17. When To Start Using Specific Contraceptive Methods
  18. Examinations and Tests Needed Before Initiation of Contraceptive Methods
  19. Routine Follow-Up After Contraceptive Initiation
  20. Management of Women with Bleeding Irregularities While Using Contraception
  21. Management of Intrauterine Devices When Users are Found To Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  22. Participants
Related Pages
Appendix F shows a flow chart describing the management of an intrauterine device when a woman using a copper-containing IUD or a levonorgestrel-releasing IUD is found to have pelvic inflammatory disease.

Abbreviations: IUD = intrauterine device; PID = pelvic inflammatory disease.

* Treat according to CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines (available at https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment).

 

Page last reviewed: February 1, 2017
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion