Hormonal contraception is associated with a reduced risk of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hormonal contraception is associated with a reduced risk of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between hormonal contraception (HC) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) by systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS: Medline, Web of Science and Embase databases were searched to 24/1/13 and duplicate references removed. Inclusion criteria 1) >20 BV cases; 2) ac...

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Main Authors: Lenka A Vodstrcil, Jane S Hocking, Matthew Law, Sandra Walker, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762860?pdf=render

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