Preface| www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
Nearly 420,000 N. gonorrhoeae infections were reported in the U.S. in 19941 the actual number of new infections is estimated to be closer to 800,000 per year, due to incomplete reporting.2 Between 10% and 20% of untreated gonococcal infections in women lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which may require hospitalization or surgery.3 PID is an important cause of chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility approximately one out of four women with a prior history of PID is un...| www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all sexually active women, including those who are pregnant, for gonorrhea infection if they are at increased risk for infection (that is, if they are young or have other individual or population risk factors; go to Clinical Considerations for further discussion of risk factors).| www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
Panel 1 | www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
Panel 1 | www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
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