Appendix F: Management of Intrauterine Devices When Users are Found To Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease*
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- Treat PID.
- Counsel about condom use.
- IUD does not need to be removed.
Woman wants to continue IUD.
Woman wants to discontinue IUD.
Reassess in 48-72 hours.
Remove IUD after beginning antibiotics.
Clinical improvement
No clinical improvement
- Offer another contraceptive method.
- Offer emergency contraception.
Continue IUD.
- Continue antibiotics.
- Consider removal of IUD.
- Offer another contraceptive method.
- Offer emergency contraception.
Abbreviations: IUD = intrauterine device; PID = pelvic inflammatory disease.
* Treat according to CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines (available at https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment).
Pages in this Report
- Table of Contents
- US SPR 2016
- Introduction
- How To Be Reasonably Certain that a Woman Is Not Pregnant
- Intrauterine Contraception
- Implants
- Injectables
- Combined Hormonal Contraceptives
- Progestin-Only Pills
- Standard Days Method
- Emergency Contraception
- Female Sterilization
- Male Sterilization
- When Women Can Stop Using Contraceptives
- Conclusion
- References
- Summary Chart of U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2016
- When To Start Using Specific Contraceptive Methods
- Examinations and Tests Needed Before Initiation of Contraceptive Methods
- Routine Follow-Up After Contraceptive Initiation
- Management of Women with Bleeding Irregularities While Using Contraception
- ›Management of Intrauterine Devices When Users are Found To Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Participants