The association between receptive cunnilingus and bacterial vaginosis

Association between Semen Exposure and Incident Bacterial Vaginosis

OBJECTIVE. To identify correlates of incident bacterial vaginosis (BV) diagnosed with Nugent scoring among high-risk women. STUDY DESIGN. We conducted both cohort and case-crossover analyses, stratified by HIV infection status, based on 871 HIV-infected and 439 HIV-uninfected participants in the HIV Epidemiology Research Study, conducted in 4 US sites in 1993-2000. RESULTS. BV incidence was 21%...

Association between Lactobacillus species and bacterial vaginosis-related bacteria, and bacterial vaginosis scores in pregnant Japanese women

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the etiology of which is still uncertain, increases the risk of preterm birth. Recent PCR-based studies suggested that BV is associated with complex vaginal bacterial communities, including many newly recognized bacterial species in non-pregnant women. METHODS To examine whether these bacteria are also involved in BV in pregnant Japanese women, vaginal flu...

The association of bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor.

INTRODUCTION To determine the relationship between bacterial vaginosis and preterm labour. METHOD In this study 160 labouring women admitted in Bahonar Hospital were studied for the presence of bacterial vaginosis based on the presence of clue cells. Control group consisted of 80 women with the gestational age of more than 38 weeks and the case group consisted of 80 women with the gestational...

Bacterial vaginosis modifies the association between hormonal contraception and HIV acquisition

OBJECTIVE To examine bacterial vaginosis as an effect modifier for the association between hormonal contraception and incident HIV infection. DESIGN Serodiscordant couples enrolled in an open longitudinal cohort in Lusaka, Zambia from 1994 to 2012. This analysis was restricted to couples with an HIV-positive man enrolled between1994 and 2002 when a quarterly genital tract examination and HIV ...

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