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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017

Effects of Different Contraceptive Methods on Cervico-Vaginal Cytology.

Khushboo Garg, Anjali Khare, Rani Bansal, Sangeeta Sharma, Neha Chaudhary

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Khushboo GargJunior Resident, Department of Pathology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anjali KhareProfessor, Department of Pathology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rani BansalProfessor and HOD, Department of Pathology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sangeeta SharmaProfessor, Department of Pathology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Neha ChaudharyAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe vaginal flora of healthy adult women of reproductive age group constitutes predominantly

aimTo study the effects of different contraceptive methods on cervical cytology and vaginal flora. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwo years prospective study included 120 women of reproductive age group using barrier, tubal ligation, IUCDs, Oral Contraceptive Pills (OCPs) and injectable methods of contraception and a control group including 60 women not using any contraceptive. Cervical and vaginal smears were obtained. Cervical smears were reported using the Bethesda system and Gram stained vaginal smears were scored using Nugent scoring. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software for Windows Version 19.0 and test of significance applied was Chi-square test.

resultsThe most common contraception used was barrier (68.3%) followed by tubal ligation (14.2%), IUCD (9.2%), OCPs (6.6%) and injectable (1.7%). The presenting complaints were pain lower abdomen (46.7%) followed by menstrual complaints (22.5%). Epithelium showed reactive changes (45%) followed by metaplasia (25%), koilocytotic change (5%), cytolytic effect (5%) and satellitosis (4.2%). Women showed normal flora in 51.7%, altered in 30% and bacterial vaginosis in 18.3%.

conclusionCervico-vaginal changes were more frequent in contraceptive users as compared to the control group.

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Bacterial vaginosisNugent scoringPap smear

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PMID28892902
PMCPMC5583894
OpenAlexW2740418369

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