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Article: Counsel about douching: bacterial vaginosis a risk for teens at STD clinics.(Gynecology)
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- OB GYN News
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- April 1, 2004
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PLAYA HERRADURA, COSTA RICA -- Almost 25% of adolescent girls studied at two STD clinics had at least one episode of bacterial vaginosis, Rebecca Brotman said at a conference on vaginitis sponsored by Imedex.
Although sexually active adolescents are at high risk for acquisition of sexually transmitted infection, few researchers have specifically looked at bacterial vaginosis (BV) in this population.
"We were interested in studying BV characteristics in high-risk adolescent girls in order to determine whether age-specific interventions are warranted to try and decrease the costly sequelae of this infection," explained Ms. Brotman, a doctoral student in ...