TO EVALUATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND HISTORY OF SPONTANEOUS ABORTION FOR PERIOD OF GESTATION

Authors

  • B S Meena Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Raj.)
  • Anita Simlot Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Raj.)
  • Ramesh Chandra Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Raj.)
  • Pratibha Sharma Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Raj.)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i7.1282

Keywords:

BV, Abortion, Reproductive outcome

Abstract

Background: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge among women of reproductive age, accounting for 40 to 50 per cent of all cases of vaginal discharge. BV is a polymicrobial disorder.

Methods: Hospital based observational study. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Results: In the present study 75.30% women had history of previous one abortion. Among them 25% women had BV. Women who had prior history of two or three and more than three abortions had BV in 40% and 40% proportion subsequently.

Conclusion: In the present study, the author also studied the association between previous reproductive outcome and BV. No statistically significant association between history of previous one abortion and the presence of BV was found.

Keywords: BV, Abortion, Reproductive outcome

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Published

2020-07-10

How to Cite

Meena, B. S., Simlot, A., Chandra, R., & Sharma, P. (2020). TO EVALUATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND HISTORY OF SPONTANEOUS ABORTION FOR PERIOD OF GESTATION. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(7). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i7.1282

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 7 (2020)

Section

Research Articles

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