Pelvik İnflamatuar Hastalik Harici Sebeplerle Çikartilan Rahim İçi Araçlarda Mikrobiyal Kolonizasyon Durumu Microbiological Colonisation of Intrauterin Devices Removed Due to Non- pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Aim: To evaluate microbiological colonisation of intrauterin devices (IUDs) in patients without the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Material and Methods: The cultures of IUDs of 40 patients, admitted to Bulent Ecevit University Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and had no pelvic infection signs, were evaluated. Results: The culture results of IUDs removed due to abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, cervical localisation revealed that only 5(12,5%) of patients had microbiological colonisation. Conclusion: The role of IUDs on pelvic infections has been known. The data in the past studies revealed that IUDs cause bacterial colonisation without pelvic inflammatory disease. However, in our study there was no bacteria colonisation in patients without PID. The other risk factors (early sexual function, frequency of coitus, hygien) and geographical regionvariations should be considered as reasons of PID.