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Article: Sexual inexperience does not preclude some risk of bacterial vaginosis.(Digests)
- Article from:
- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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Bacterial vaginosis occurs among substantial proportions of healthy, nonpregnant young women, regardless of whether they have ever had intercourse. (1) Almost three in 10 sexually experienced women in a sample tested in 1999-2000 and one in five of those who had never had sex received a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, a syndrome that is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease, poor pregnancy outcomes and other reproductive health problems. The odds of receiving this diagnosis varied significantly by race and ethnicity, were elevated among women with chlamydial infection and were reduced among hormonal contraceptive users.
The sample consisted of Marine ...