Treatment of vitamin D deficiency is an effective method in the elimination of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis: A placebocontrolled randomized clinical trial

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 142, Issue June, 2015, Pages 799-806

  Taheri, Mahshid ^a   Baheiraei, Azam ^b   Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi ^b   Nikmanesh, Bahram ^c   Modarres, Maryam ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Reproductive age women; Vaginal infection; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VITAMIN D; 25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUGENT SCORE; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; VAGINA PH; VAGINITIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; IRAN; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COMPLICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84937402629     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.160707     Document Type: Article

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