Vaginal Douching: Association With Lower Genital Tract Infections in African Pregnant Women

Article Abstract:

Douching by pregnant women in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is a common practice that may increase the risk of genital tract infections and sexually transmitted disease. Researchers surveyed 552 women, 98% of whom reported vaginal douching. Chlamydia infections and HIV infection were more common in women who douched with antiseptics. Vaginal infection s were more common in douchers, but genital warts were less common in women who douched.

Cote d'Ivoire, Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases, Complications and side effects, Risk factors

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Bacterial Vaginosis, Ethnicity, and the Use of Genital Cleaning Agents: A Case Control Study

Article Abstract:

The authors learned that, among African-American and Caribbean women, both douching and bacterial vaginosis are approximately twice as common as among white women. It was thought that the douching itself alters the vaginal environment, thereby possibly opening the way for bacterial invasion, and while statistics support that theory, it was not proven in this study.

Physiological aspects, Demographic aspects, Vaginosis, African American women, Caribbean Americans

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