Relationship of Selected Bacterial Vaginosis–Associated Bacteria to Nugent Score Bacterial Vaginosis Among Urban Women Early in Pregnancy
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Dietary intake of selected nutrients affects bacterial vaginosis in women.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition of altered vaginal flora, is associated with various adverse reproductive health outcomes. We evaluated the association between diet and the presence of BV in a subset of 1521 women (86% African-American) from a larger study of vaginal flora. Participants completed the Block Food Questionnaire and clinical assessments and self-report measures of sexual and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0148-5717
DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000001