Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Clinica e Investigacion en Ginecologia y Obstetricia, cilt.49, sa.4, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
Objectives: This study seeks to examine the association between predisposing risk factors and the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) as well as Mycoplasma hominis (MH) and Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infections in reproductive age women and investigate its relationship with infertility. Methods: This cross-sectional, prospective study was carried out using sexually active females who presented at the Gynaecology Clinic with complaints of vaginal discharge. Two cervical smear samples were taken from the endocervical canal using sterile cotton swabs for each patient. The patients were questioned to obtain their demographic data and potential risk factors for lower genital tract infections, and their responses were recorded. Results: Of 348 patients, BV was detected in 46.3%, UU in 26.7%, MH in 3.7% and UU and MH co-infection in 13.2%. The prevalence of BV concomitant with UU and/or MH was significantly high (p = .001). The most prominent risk factors for BV were UU and MH infection (AOR = 6.79, 95% confidence interval (CI): [2.63–17.56]), vaginal douche use (AOR = 6.80, 95% CI: [03.60–12.83]), abortion history (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI: [1.55–5.12]) and high body mass indexes (BMI) (AOR = .81, 95% CI: [.74–.89]). The prevalence of BV, UU and MH was significantly higher in infertile patients than fertile patients (p = .002). Conclusions: Bacterial vaginosis, MH, and UU co-infection were common in patients with vaginal discharge, and it was detected considerably higher in infertile patients than in fertile patients.