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Annual Review of Medicine, 2000 ▪ Abstract Bacterial vaginosis represents a unique upheaval of the complex vaginal bacterial flora with disappearance of lactobacilli and overgrowth of Gardnerella vaginalis and resident anaerobic vaginal bacteria. Little progress has occurred in identifying causal factors, although the pathophysiology of this syndrome is better understood.
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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The burden of bacterial vaginosis: women's experience of the physical, emotional, sexual and social impact of living with recurrent bacterial vaginosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis is a common vaginal infection, causing an abnormal vaginal discharge and/or odour in up to 50% of sufferers. Recurrence is common following recommended treatment.
Jade E Bilardi +8 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021 Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of bacteria most frequently associated with bacterial vaginosis using Amsel’s criteria as well as to quantify these bacteria by real-time PCR and to explore the difference in their ...
Nedzib Numanovic +7 more
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International Journal of Clinical Practice, 1996 SUMMARY Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an alteration of the vaginal flora, where the normally predominant lactobacilli are replaced by a cocktail of organisms including Gardnerella vaginalis and anaerobes. It presents with a grey, homogenous, offensive vaginal discharge that has a raised pH.
C J, Priestley, G R, Kinghorn
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Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2015 La vaginosis bacteriana es una infección polimicrobiana de amplia distribución, no considerada como infección de transmisión sexual, pero que acompaña a muchas otras, constituyéndose en un marcador inespecífico de ellas. Asimismo, se le ha asociado con muchas complicaciones infecciosas ginecológicas y obstétricas de gran importancia.
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EFFECT OF GIVING PROPOLIS EXTRACT TO PREGNANT WOMEN WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS
Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2023 Background: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in pregnancy is caused by several physiological changes that disrupt the vaginal ecosystem, namely hormonal changes and vaginal flora.
Kiki Apnita Sari +2 more
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Microbial Contributions to Primate Reproduction. [PDF]
Evol AnthropolABSTRACT Reproduction is a complex process, and microbes play a far greater role than previously imagined. This review explores the ways that microbiomes influence the rich tapestry of reproductive processes and outcomes within the primate lineage, including pre‐copulatory and post‐copulatory mechanisms.
Carboni S, Asangba AE, Melin AD.
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Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score [PDF]
, 2019 Background Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal conditions in the U.S. Recent studies have suggested obese women have an abnormal microbiota reminiscent of BV; however, few studies have investigated the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis
Allsworth, Jenifer E. +4 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background: Changing the dietary pattern may be an alternative treatment for bacterial vaginosis, the prevalent vaginal infection in women. Methods: One hundred and forty-three bacterial vaginosis-affected women diagnosed by Amsel criteria and 151 ...
Morvarid Noormohammadi +3 more
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A Giant Cervical Decidual Polyp in Pregnancy Managed With Lactoferrin, Probiotics, and Ligation: A Case Report [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Giant cervical decidual polyps during pregnancy increase the risk of miscarriage and preterm delivery; however, optimal management has not yet been established. We report the case of a pregnant woman who presented at 11 weeks of gestation with a bleeding 4‐cm cervical polyp.
Yoneda S +6 more
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