Internal vaginal douching increases the incidence of vaginal infection among IUD users: a cross-sectional study

Vaginal douching and vaginal substance use among sex workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Prevalence of C.Trachomatis Infection among Ahvaz Females with Vaginal Discharge

Background C. trachomatis is one of the most important agents of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Untreated cases of vaginal infection with this bacterium may end up with infertility, scaring and ectopic pregnancy. In most cases infection with C. trachomatis is silent (70-80%) but when overt infection occurs the symptoms include: cervicitis, urethritis, and endometritis. Since prevalence of...

Vaginal Douching in Cambodian Women: Its Prevalence and Association With Vaginal Candidiasis

BACKGROUND We determined the prevalence of vaginal douching (cleansing of the vagina with liquid) in a sample of Cambodian women, and examined the associations of douching with genitourinary symptoms and infections, after controlling for potential confounding factors, including genitourinary symptoms and sociodemographic factors. METHODS A total of 451 adolescent and adult females aged 15 to ...

Acceptability of the vaginal diaphragm among current users.

CONTEXT Interest in the diaphragm has been growing, in part because it is a female-controlled method that might protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A better understanding of diaphragm acceptability is needed. METHODS In 2001-2002, female members of a managed care organization were interviewed by telephone. The 215 participants, aged 19-49, who reported diaphrag...

Vaginal douching: evidence for risks or benefits to women's health.

Vaginal douching is the process of intravaginal cleansing with a liquid solution. Douching is used for personal hygiene or aesthetic reasons, for preventing or treating an infection (1), to cleanse after menstruation or sex, and to prevent pregnancy (2). For at least 100 years, there have been conflicting views on the benefits or harm in douching. Although there is a broad consensus that douchi...