ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2010
Prevalence and risks for bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with women.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis among Women Who Have Sex with Women: A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Sexual practices have a significant impact on the vaginal microbiota of women who have sex with women.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- A behavioural intervention to reduce persistence of bacterial vaginosis among women who report sex with women: results of a randomised trial.Sexually transmitted infections · 2011Trial
- Beyond pleasure: exploring the role of sex toys in female sexual functioning and wellbeing-From enhancement to functional necessity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Bacterial Vaginosis Incidence Following a Single Hyperosmolal Vaginal Lubricant Exposure: A Comparison of Two Observational Cohorts.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Observational
- Prevalence of Amsel-Defined Bacterial Vaginosis Before and After Transvaginal Ultrasound With Lubricant Application.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Article
- Assessment of the vaginal microbiota before and after use of hyperosmolal lubricant during transvaginal ultrasound.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- Syntrophic bacterial and host-microbe interactions in bacterial vaginosis.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Association between serum carotenoids and bacterial vaginosis infection among American women.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Douching cessation and molecular bacterial vaginosis: a reanalysis of archived specimens.Sexually transmitted infections · 2023Article
- Beyond bacterial vaginosis: vaginal lactobacilli and HIV risk.Microbiome · 2021Review
- Protection and Risk: Male and Female Genital Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Review
- Clinical and Personal Lubricants Impact the Growth of Vaginal Lactobacillus Species and Colonization of Vaginal Epithelial Cells: An in Vitro Study.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2021Article
- The Cervicovaginal Mucus Barrier.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Review
- Personal and Clinical Vaginal Lubricants: Impact on Local Vaginal Microenvironment and Implications for Epithelial Cell Host Response and Barrier Function.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Incubation period and risk factors support sexual transmission of bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with women.Sexually transmitted infections · 2019Article
- Differential sexual network connectivity offers a parsimonious explanation for population-level variations in the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis: a data-driven, model-supported hypothesis.BMC women's health · 2019Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundBacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginitis and, for unknown reasons, is common in lesbian and bisexual women. We defined risks for prevalent BV in lesbian and bisexual women with attention to detailed sexual risk history.
methodsWomen 16 to 35 years reporting sex with > or = 1 woman in prior year underwent computer-assisted self-interview with extensive sexual and medical history. BV was defined by Amsel criteria, and associations with subject characteristics were estimated by Poisson regression and generalized estimating equation to adjust for potential coenrollment of current sexual partners.
resultsOf 335 participants (median age, 25 years; 22% nonwhite race), 6% reported douching, 24% sex with men, and 91% any sex in the prior 3 months. 96 (29%) had BV, 40% of whom reported corresponding symptoms. BV was associated with reporting a partner with BV (39% vs. 12%; multivariate relative risk [MRR], 4.53 [2.59 -7.93]), vaginal lubricant use (59% vs. 21%; MRR, 1.86 [0.94 -3.68]), or sharing vaginal sex toys in prior 3 months (33% vs. 21%; MRR, 1.70 [0.96 -3.01]). No association was seen for age, race, smoking, hormone use, douching, vaginal, anal or oral sex, or numbers of new partners. Lubricant use and shared vaginal toys were correlated (Spearman 0.29).
conclusionsBV is associated with practices that efficiently transmit vaginal fluid and with use of vaginal lubricant; since these are correlated, assessing independent effects will require further analysis. More research is required to understand relationships between role of transmission of BV-associated bacteria and vaginal lubricant on BV pathogenesis.
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