Open AccessShort- and long-term influence of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena®) on vaginal microbiota and Candida
Author(s) -
Gilbert Donders,
Gert Bellen,
Kateryna Ruban,
Ben Van Bulck
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000657
Subject(s) - levonorgestrel , vaginal infections , medicine , term (time) , vaginitis , vagina , gynecology , physiology , obstetrics , population , family planning , research methodology , surgery , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics
Recurrent vulvovaginal infections are a frequent complaint in young women in need of contraception. However, the influence of the contraceptive method on the course of the disease is not well known.
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