Hormonal Contraception Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

LA Vodstrcil; JS Hocking; M Law; S Walker; SN Tabrizi; CK Fairley; CS Bradshaw

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Hormonal Contraception Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

LA Vodstrcil, JS Hocking, M Law, S Walker, SN Tabrizi, CK Fairley, CS Bradshaw

Plos One | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073055

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Abstract

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) accepted BV diagnostic method; 3) measure of HC-use either as combined oestrogen-progesterone HC (combined), progesterone-only contraception (POC) or unspecified HC (u-HC); 4) ≥10% of women using HC; 5) analysis of the association between BV and HC-use presented; 6) appropriate control group. Data extracted included: type of HC, BV diagnostic method and outcome (prevalent, incident, recurrent), and geogra..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Two grants contributed funding to this study; an NHMRC Project Grant (1020457) & an NHMRC Program grant (568971). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.