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Factors Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis among Women Who Have Sex with Women: A Systematic Review.
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- Lesbian and bisexual women's gynaecological conditions: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2017Pooled it
- Combined oral contraceptive pill-exposure alone does not reduce the risk of bacterial vaginosis recurrence in a pilot randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Characteristics associated with Lactobacillus-depleted vaginal microbiota in women with different sexual behavior.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bacterial vaginosis: an overlooked STI?Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2025Review
- Bacterial vaginosis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025Review
- Social, microbial, and immune factors linking bacterial vaginosis and infectious diseases.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025Review
- Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at public hospitals in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Using unsupervised machine learning to classify behavioral risk markers of bacterial vaginosis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Microbial interactions amongBMJ open · 2024Article
- The Female Reproductive Tract Microbiota: Friends and Foe.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Astodrimer sodium and bacterial vaginosis: a mini review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2022Review
- Patterns of Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Other Genital Infections in Women Who Have Sex with Women Only (WSWO), Women Who Have Sex with Men Only (WSMO) and Women Who Have Sex with Men and Women (WSMW): Findings from a Sexual Health Clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2011-2019.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- The Role of Antimicrobial Resistance in Refractory and Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and Current Recommendations for Treatment.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Impact of vaginal douching products on vaginal Lactobacillus, Escherichia coli and epithelial immune responses.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Bacterial vaginosis: drivers of recurrence and challenges and opportunities in partner treatment.BMC medicine · 2021Review
- Protection and Risk: Male and Female Genital Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Review
- The Complex Link between the Female Genital Microbiota, Genital Infections, and Inflammation.Infection and immunity · 2021Review
- Bacterial Vaginosis: What Do We Currently Know?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundWomen who have sex with women (WSW) have a higher burden of bacterial vaginosis (BV) than heterosexual women; studies of risk factors specific to this population are limited. We summarised current knowledge regarding risk factors for BV among WSW by systematic review.
methodsThis systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. PUBMED, EMBASE, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library were searched to 31st December, 2014. INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1) WSW included in the study population; 2) accepted BV diagnostic method; 3) investigated or could extrapolate factors(s) associated with BV acquisition, persistence or transmission in WSW specifically by comparing BV positive to BV negative women. Search was limited to English-language publications.
resultsA limited number of studies have investigated BV in WSW. Of 71 unique references, 18 full-text articles were assessed and 14 studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. BV was positively associated with higher numbers of female partners, both lifetime and in the three months prior to diagnosis, and confirmed BV in a female partner, but inconsistently associated with partners' BV history or symptoms. BV was not associated with ethnicity, vaginal douching or hormonal contraception. The impact of specific sexual activities, male sexual contact, smoking and the menstrual cycle varied considerably between study populations.
conclusionBV in WSW is associated with increased numbers of recent and past female partners and confirmed BV in a female partner. There are limited studies of BV in WSW populations, and research is needed to further elucidate risk factors for BV among WSW. However these data provide epidemiological evidence that BV risk in women is directly related to exposure to other female partners and a partner with BV, providing support for the concept that BV is likely to be transmitted between women. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42014009536 (PROSPERO).
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