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Article: Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis; Contraceptive pills, hormonal injections both seem effective, study says.(Clinical report)
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- Consumer Health News (English)
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- July 30, 2009
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Byline: Jennifer Thomas, HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are prone to the common vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, are less likely to have a recurrence if they take hormonal contraception, whether it be birth control pills or Depo-Provera injections, new research suggests.
In the study, researchers examined medical records for 330 women with a mean age of nearly 25 who visited two sexually transmitted disease clinics in Baltimore between April 2005 and October 2006. About 133, or 40.3 percent, were diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
The women were prescribed a contraceptive, either progestin only (such ...