Friday, November 25, 2005

Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis Is Elevated for Women Who Douche, Wheter or Not They Have Had Symptoms

...Demographic, behavioral and hormonal factors all appear to play a role in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis, a condition caused by an overabundance of certain types of bacteria normally present in the vagina....

...Women attending the public clinic were predominantly 20 or older (89%) and unmarried (77%). The majority had more than 13 years of schooling (57%), and about half said that at least one of their parents had gone beyond high school (53%). Sixty-five percent were white, 25% black and 11% members of other racial ...

...Black women's prevalence was almost twice that of whites (42% vs. 25%). The racial difference was more pronounced among women with 13 or fewer years of education than among those with more schooling:....

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