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Women whose male partners are uncircumcised are at greater risk of bacterial vaginosis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;200:42.e1 Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is associated with having a new sexual partner, female sexual partners, multiple sexual partners, and with not using condoms. Clinical Infectious Disease 2008; 47:1426
Sexual activity disrupts the vaginal ecosystem and increases the risk of BV, either by decreasing colonization with protective lactobacilli or by increasing the presence of BV-associated species like Gardnerella vaginalis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: December 2011; 38 (12): 1137
The use of hormonal contraception reduces the risk of recurrence of Bacterial vaginosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2006 Jun 1; 193 (11):1478
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent cause of symptomatic vaginal discharge and is a risk factor for preterm birth and acquisition of HIV. American Journal of Medicine 1983; 74:14 Presence of Mobiluncus curtisii in the vaginal flora was found to be highly associated with recurrence of Bacterial vaginosis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases June 2008; 35 (6): 611
Twenty five percent of male sexual partners of women attending an STD clinic were found to have Gardnerella vaginalis on PCR test. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: February 2009;36(2):92
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