Aetiology & risk factors of recurrent vaginitis & its association with various contraceptive methods

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-87

  Thulkar, Jyoti ^a   Kriplani, Alka ^a   Agarwal, Nutan ^a   Vishnubhatla, Sreenivas ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Contraceptive trends; Male condom; Recurrent vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PILL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 76149089120     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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