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Vitamin D insufficiency linked to bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women.(Report)
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in US women of childbearing age, and is common in pregnant women. BV occurs when the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria. Because having BV puts a woman at increased risk for a variety of complications, such as preterm delivery, there is great interest in understanding how it can be prevented. Vitamin D may play a role in BV because it exerts influence over a number of aspects of the immune system. This hypothesis is circumstantially supported by the fact that BV is far more common in black than white women, and vitamin D status is substantially lower in black than white women. This relation, however, has not been rigorously studied. To ...
- Two-drug BV regimen may be best for pregnant women.(Women's Health)(Bacterial...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News MacNeil, Jane Salodof May 15, 2005 700+ words
HOUSTON -- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women requires a two-drug regimen...enough to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV). "I just don't...estimated that 15%-20% of pregnant women are diagnosed with BV. They...
- New data drive update of screening for bacterial vaginosis in...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Johnson, Kate February 15, 2008 700+ words
...against screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women who are asymptomatic...unanswered questions, as bacterial vaginosis may not necessarily...screening and treating bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women." Asymptomatic...
- Two-drug BV regimen urged in pregnancy.(Obstetrics)(Bacterial vaginosis)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News MacNeil, Jane Salodof May 1, 2005 700+ words
HOUSTON -- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women requires a two-drug regimen...enough to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV). "I just don't...estimated that 15%-20% of pregnant women are diagnosed with BV. They...
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- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week October 27, 2008 700+ words
...Candida albicans and bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women. One thousand...among asymptomatic pregnant women was 12.5 and...Candida albicans and bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women in South Yorkshire...
- Bacterial Vaginosis; Lifestyle Tips.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Bacterial Vaginosis March 16, 2005 700+ words
...your risk of developing bacterial vaginosis, though researchers...your risk of developing bacterial vaginosis and other types of sexually...A Special Risk for Pregnant Women While bacterial vaginosis (BV) is little more...
- Vaginal infections in pregnancy: to treat or not? (T. Vaginalis, Bacterial...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Johnson, Kate September 15, 2002 700+ words
...treating Trichomonas vaginalis infection and bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women, physicians still face a compelling dilemma...low-risk patients with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis have found that treatment was not associated...
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- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week November 24, 2008 700+ words
...Mobiluncus. Few women become bacterial vaginosis positive as pregnancy...the risk of becoming bacterial vaginosis positive decreased...population, the majority of pregnant women trend toward bacterial vaginosis negative status...
- Asymptomatic BV Therapy Didn't Cut Preterm Risk.(bacterial vaginosis)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News DONOHUE, MAUREEN May 1, 1999 700+ words
...other adverse outcomes in almost 2,000 pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis who participated in a randomized, multicenter...s guidelines for screening and treating pregnant women with BV suggest that no action is warranted...
Source: HighBeam Research, Vitamin D insufficiency linked to bacterial vaginosis in pregnant...