Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3915929 | Contraception | 2007 | 4 Pages |
ObjectiveThis study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in the endometrium of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) users with and without breakthrough bleeding (BTB) (unscheduled bleeding) and/or chronic endometritis (CE).MethodsCross-sectional study. Endometrial biopsies were performed on 20 DMPA users who were having BTB and 20 DMPA users who were amenorrheic. The paraffin-embedded tissue sections were washed with xylene and ethanol to remove the paraffin. CT was identified in the endometrial samples using the COBAS AMPLICOR™ (Roche Diagnostics, Branchburg, NJ, USA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) identification system.ResultsChronic endometritis was the most common histologic finding (10/40, 25%) and occurred more often in women experiencing BTB (35% vs. 15%) (RR 1.62, CI 0.91–2.87). No patient with CE had CT infection of the endometrium or cervix.ConclusionsCT was not a cause of CE in this population of at-risk patients using DMPA. It is possible that CE in DMPA users reflects an inflammatory state, a function of an atrophic endometrium. This points to the possibility of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as therapy for CE in this population rather than antimicrobials or hormonal medication.