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Posted: May 2006

Is the Routine Pelvic Examination Needed with the Advent of Urine-based Screening for STDs? (1999)

This article explores the most cost-effective method of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in asymptomatic sexually active adolescent females.

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Shafer, M. A, Pantell, R. H., & Schachter, J. (1999). Is the routine pelvic examination needed with the advent of urine-based screening for sexually transmitted diseases? Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 153(2), 119-125. [Available online, click here]

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