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| October 01, 2002 | Zoler, Mitchel L. | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Vulvar vestibulitis may be a significant side effect of some oral contraceptives, reported Dr. Celine Bouchard and her associates at the Hopital du Saint-Sacrement du Centre in Quebec City, Que.

Preliminary evidence from a study of 138 women with vulvar vestibulitis also indicated that some oral contraceptives are associated with a high risk of the disorder, while others are tied to a lower risk (Am. J. Epidemiol. 156[3]:254-61, 2002).

The study also included 309 women who served as controls. The analysis focused on oral contraceptive use before symptoms of vestibular pain first appeared among the cases; among the controls, the analysis focused on oral contraceptive use during the prior 12 months.

The researchers cautioned that their findings should be considered preliminary, because only a small number of women in the study used oral contraceptives.

Overall, women ...

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