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Article: Risk of bacterial vaginosis is elevated for women who douche, whether or not they have had symptoms.(Brief Article)
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- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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Demographic, behavioral and hormonal factors all appear to play a role in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis, a condition caused by an overabundance of certain types of bacteria normally present in the vagina. (1) In a clinic-based study conducted in Michigan, black women with no more than 13 years of education and women who douched had significantly elevated odds of the condition, while those who had recently used hormonal contraceptives had reduced odds. Douching was associated with both symptomatic and asymptomatic disease, and the association was equally strong whether women douched because they had symptoms or for other reasons.
The analyses are based on ...