Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women.

BACKGROUND:Hormonal contraception has been associated with a reduced risk of vaginal dysbiosis, which in turn has been associated with reduced prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. Vaginal rings are used or developed as delivery systems for contraceptive hormones and a...

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Main Authors: Tania Crucitti, Liselotte Hardy, Janneke van de Wijgert, Stephen Agaba, Jozefien Buyze, Evelyne Kestelyn, Thérèse Delvaux, Lambert Mwambarangwe, Irith De Baetselier, Vicky Jespers, Ring Plus study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6056036?pdf=render