Open AccessRisk of Bacterial Vaginosis in Users of the Intrauterine Device
Author(s) -
Tessa Madden,
Jaclyn M. Grentzer,
Gina M. Secura,
Jenifer E. Allsworth,
Jeffrey F. Peipert
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31823e68fe
Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial vaginosis , intrauterine device , vaginal ring , confidence interval , obstetrics , condom , incidence (geometry) , vaginal flora , gynecology , population , family planning , research methodology , family medicine , physics , environmental health , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , optics
Users of the intrauterine device (IUD) may be at increased risk for bacterial vaginosis (BV). Our objective was to compare the incidence of BV in women using the IUD with women using combined oral contraceptives (COC), the contraceptive vaginal ring, and the contraceptive patch.