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Douching after sex linked to bacterial vaginosis. (BV Risk Doubled).
SEATTLE -- Young women and teens who douche after sex are twice as likely to have bacterial vaginosis as those who douche at other times, Dr. Tina Simpson said at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Of 213 females who douched, 94 (44%) tested positive for bacterial vaginosis in this survey of 14- to 21-year-olds, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The douching practice tied to the highest risk was douching after intercourse, reported by 45% of the subjects, said Dr. Simpson of the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Fifty-two percent of those positive for bacterial vaginosis douched after intercourse, versus 40% of those negative for bacterial vaginosis-for a relative ...
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...fold increased risk of preterm delivery. Bacterial vaginosis, which has been linked to douching, is known to increase the risk of preterm...investigators suggested that douching may lead to bacterial vaginosis, which increases the risk for upper genital...
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...least one episode of bacterial vaginosis, Rebecca Brotman...specifically looked at bacterial vaginosis (BV) in this population...One example is douching, a behavior that...black women reported douching, compared with 21...
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...University found that douching tripled a woman's risk of developing bacterial vaginosis. The researchers...women who reported douching in the two months...infection. The reason: Douching disrupts the natural...Activity Linked to Bacterial Vaginosis Having a new sex partner...
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...causal effect of douching on bacterial vaginosis risk while controlling...date for a risk of bacterial vaginosis associated with douching." Brotman and...study of vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis - A marginal structural...
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...0). Women with bacterial vaginosis also had an increased...reduced odds of bacterial vaginosis (0.6). In a...associated with douching (odds ratio, 3...the analysis of bacterial vaginosis, this factor was...
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- Magazine article from: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Doskoch, P. December 1, 2005 700+ words
...0). Women with bacterial vaginosis also had an increased...reduced odds of bacterial vaginosis (0.6). In a...associated with douching (odds ratio, 3...the analysis of bacterial vaginosis, this factor was...
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- News wire article from: Consumer Health News (English) Thomas, Jennifer July 30, 2009 700+ words
...had been diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis before. Bacterial vaginosis is also associated with sexual activity, douching and sexually transmitted...Researchers aren't sure if bacterial vaginosis makes a woman more susceptible...
- Bacterial Vaginosis; Key Q&A.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Bacterial Vaginosis June 9, 2005 700+ words
...complications. * What makes bacterial vaginosis (BV) serious for...Why does excessive douching increase the risk...of hand. Too much douching can disrupt the bacterial...not recommended. "Bacterial Vaginosis." National Women...