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Cervical bacterial flora in women fitted with a copper-releasing intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUD)
- Source :
- Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica. 55(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1976
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Abstract
- A bacterial culture was taken from the cervix in 85 sexually active women before, and 3 and 6 months after, insertion of either a copper-releasing or an inert intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUD). Sixty had a Copper-T (TCu-200) and 25 a Lippes loop D. Although in more than a quarter of the patients the bacterial flora increased slightly in diversity and abundance after IUD insertion, there was no difference in effect between the TCu-200 and Lippes loop D.85 women were examined for cervical bacterial flora before, and at 3 and 6 months after, insertion of either a Copper T (TCu-200) or Lippes loop D IUD. Bacterial flora increased slightly in diversity and abundance after insertion of an IUD in more than 25% of the subjects. However, there was no difference in effect between the TCu-200 and Lippes loop D devices.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Flora
medicine.medical_specialty
Microbiological culture
Uterus
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Candida albicans
medicine
Trichomonas vaginalis
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Cervix
Gynecology
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Genitourinary system
Obstetrics
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Medicine
Iud insertion
Middle Aged
3. Good health
medicine.anatomical_structure
Family planning
Vagina
Cervix Mucus
Female
Intra uterine
business
Copper
Intrauterine Devices
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00016349
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....caf4c9ce7dbfbdce59dab2051d46926e