Screening for bacterial vaginosis at the time of intrauterine contraceptive device insertion: is there a role?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal D'obstétrique Et Gynécologie Du Canada : JOGC
T N D AliceMark H Yudin

Abstract

To estimate the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) among women attending outpatient gynaecology clinics for insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD); and to describe any differences between BV-positive and BV-negative women at one month after insertion with respect to four primary clinical outcomes: expulsion of IUD, pain, fever > 38 ºC, and heavy bleeding. We carried out an observational prevalence study between March 2008 and March 2009. Seventy women were each followed for one month. Vaginal cultures for BV were obtained before and at one month after IUD insertion, and women were assessed for complications at one month after insertion. Thirty-eight women had a copper IUD (Cu-IUD) inserted and 32 had a levonorgestrel-releasing IUD (LNG-IUD) inserted. Bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed using Nugent's scoring and Gram stain evaluation of the cultures. Frequency distributions, Student t test, and Fisher exact test of independence were used to analyze the data. The prevalence of BV was 7.1%. Five women were found to be BV positive at the time of IUD insertion, and none experienced any clinical complications. One BV-negative patient developed a tubo-ovarian abscess three months after LNG-IUD insertion, and anothe...Continue Reading

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