Effects of hormonal contraception on vaginal flora

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 526-529

  De Seta, Francesco ^a   Restaino, Stefano ^a   De Santo, Davide ^a   Stabile, Guglielmo ^a   Banco, Rubina ^a   Busetti, Marina ^a   Barbati, Giulia ^b   Guaschino, Secondo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lactobacilli; Leukocytes; Oral contraceptive; Vaginal flora; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBINED CONTRACEPTIVE VAGINAL RING; COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

EID: 84867044879     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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