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Is antibiotic prophylaxis recommended for all I.U.D. insertions?

April 26, 2017antibiotic i.u.d insertions PROPHYLAXIS recommended

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Is antibiotic prophylaxis recommended for all I.U.D. insertions?

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A. No. The cost effectiveness of screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia before I.U.D. insertion is unclear; in women screened and found to be negative, prophylactic antibiotics appears to provide no benefit. A.C.O.G. Practice Bulletin #23, ‘A’ Recommendation. (Link for A.C.O.G. members only.