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Comparison between Effectiveness of Lactobacillus Acidophilus Suppository and Metronidazole Vaginal Tablet with Aim of Regulation of Vaginal PH in Patients with Bacterial Vaginosis [PDF]

Background & Objectives: Increase in vaginal pH is an indicator of bacterial vaginosis , changing a healthy acidic environment to a more acidic than 4.5.
محمدپوراصل, اصغر, سیاح ملی, منیژه, سروش برحقی, محمد حسین, حسن زاده, داود, ایوان بقاء, ریحانه, جعفرزاده, حمیده   +5 more
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Current approaches to the verification of bacterial vaginosis diagnosis and treatment tactics [PDF]

РМЖ. Мать и дитя, 2018
Current approaches to the verification of bacterial vaginosis diagnosis and treatment tactics Pestrikova T.Yu., Yurasova E.A., Kotelnikova A.V., Knyazevа T.P. Far Eastern State Medical University The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis varies widely.
Pestrikova T.Yu., Yurasova E.A, Kotelnikova A.V., Knyazevа T.P.   +3 more
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Beyond the Barrier: Epithelial Cells as Immune Sentinels in the Female Genital Tract

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Volume 95, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Epithelial cells (ECs) of the female genital tract (FGT) serve as an essential barrier and the first line of defense against sexually transmitted pathogens. Beyond providing a physical barrier, these cells actively contribute to immune responses through pathogen recognition, cytokine release, and modulation of adaptive immune responses ...
Lauren Jirik, Shreya Joshi, Aisha Nazli, Charu Kaushic   +3 more
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Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study

, 2009
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60).Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal symptoms among women of childbearing age, although some women may be asymptomatic.
Gopolang, Felicity Pinkie
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Biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial.

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: The impact of a multicomponent intervention programme on the sexual health of adolescents was assessed in rural Tanzania. DESIGN: A community-randomized trial.
Obasi, Angela In, Mabey, David C, Hayes, Richard J, Changalucha, John, Plummer, Mary L, Weiss, Helen A, Anemona, Alessandra, Todd, Jim, Ross, David A, Everett, Dean, Cleophas-Mazige, Bernadette, Grosskurth, Heiner   +11 more
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Effect of herpes simplex suppression on incidence of HIV among women in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is associated with an increased risk of acquiring infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
HSV trial team, Clare Tanton, Tim Clayton, Weiss, Helen A, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Hambleton, Ian, Louise Knight, Steering and Data Monitoring Committees, Laurent Belec, Kokugonza Mugeye, Tanton, Clare, Le Goff, Jerome, Deborah Watson-Jones, Ross, David, Knight, Louise, Baisley, Kathy, Hayes, Richard, Richard Hayes, Everett, Dean, Clayton, Tim, Kathy Baisley, Mugeye, Kokugonza, Changalucha, John, Mary Rusizoka, Helen A. Weiss, Jerome Le Goff, John Changalucha, Dean Everett, Balira, Rebecca, Ian Hambleton, Rebecca Balira, Rusizoka, Mary, David Ross, Belec, Laurent   +33 more
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Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis in Females of Child-Bearing Age and Utility of pH and Whiff Test in Diagnosis

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2020
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among females of reproductive age and assessment of the effectiveness of pH and the Whiff test in its diagnosis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.
Fakhur Uddin, Faiza Zeeshan, Rakhshinda Younus, Haleema Yasmin, Saima Bugti, Arsalan Hassan   +5 more
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Assessing the Impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on Genital Inflammation and Microbiota Among Kenyan Female Sex Workers

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Volume 95, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Problem Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is harmful to physical, mental, and reproductive health, though the effect of this practice on a woman's HIV susceptibility is poorly understood. Despite the known associations of FGM/C with short‐term vaginal epithelial damage, neither genital inflammation nor the genital microbiome have been ...
James Pollock, Rachel Liu, Elizabeth Rwenji, Evelyne Orobi, Suji Udayakumar, Sanja Huibner, Mary Kung'u, Rhoda Kabuti, Hellen Babu, Maisha Fiti Study Champions, Erastus Irungu, Pauline Ngurukiri, Peter Muthoga, Wendy Adhiambo, Helen A. Weiss, Janet Seeley, Tanya Abramsky, Joshua Kimani, Tara S. Beattie, Rupert Kaul   +19 more
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Measurement and predictors of adherence in a trial of HSV suppressive therapy in Tanzania.

, 2009
This study estimates adherence and identifies predictors of good adherence among 1305 Tanzanian women participating in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of HSV suppressive therapy to reduce HIV incidence or genital HIV shedding.
Clayton, Tim, Tanton, Clare, Mugeye, Kokugonza, Hayes, Richard J, Changalucha, John, Baisley, Kathy, Weiss, Helen A, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Hambleton, Ian, Rusizoka, Mary, Ross, David A   +10 more
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Bacterial Vaginosis Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Delivery [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis is a syndrome which is characterised by replacement of normal vaginal microbe lactobacillus by the anaerobic bacteria known as gardanella vaginalis.
Priyadharshni, P
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