Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis in Users of the Intrauterine Device
Madden T, Grentzer J, Secura G, Allsworth J, Peipert J. Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis in Users of the Intrauterine Device. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2012, 39: 217-222. PMID: 22337109, PMCID: PMC3285477, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31823e68fe.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of BVIrregular vaginal bleedingBacterial vaginosisIntrauterine deviceIntermediate floraPatch usersVaginal bleedingIUD useIUD usersCox proportional hazards regressionProportional hazards regressionIncident bacterial vaginosisContraceptive vaginal ringIrregular bleedingOral contraceptivesHazards regressionContraceptive patchUnivariate analysisVaginal ringNugent scoreAdjusted modelContraceptive methodsMore time pointsVaginal smearsContraceptives