Candida and birth control pill references

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Several pubmed citations are shown below.

 

However the PDR may be the most convenient place to show your patient the

correlation between vaginal candidaisis and oral contraceptives. Most

manufacturers list vaginal candidaisis under " side effects " or " other

adverse reactions " rather than with the cancer and thrombosis risk

factors. While a few manufacturers list only " vaginal infections " , most

brands seem to specify yeast.

 

Karen Vaughan

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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1984;63(1):85-9 Related Articles, Books

The incidence of Candida albicans in the vagina of " healthy young women " .

How often do they have symptoms? Possible etiological factors.

 

Leegaard M.

 

The frequency of vaginal Candida albicans was investigated in 603 healthy

women at a " Contraceptive Clinic " . Swabs were taken from the rectum,

which is thought to be the reservoir and thereby the cause of reinfection

of the vagina with Candida albicans. A neat correlation exists. Women who

have received antibiotics within 3 months prior to the investigation have

significantly more frequent bouts of candidosis. The same is true of with

users of " the pill " and women using sanitary towels only for menstrual

protection, compared with women using tampons only. The women were asked

about bathing facilities and the frequency with which they use soap and

water for washing of the external genitalia. The latter showed no

difference, while there was an apparently increased frequency of positive

swabs for Candida albicans in women who were " spot " washing, compared

with those who took a shower and those who took a bath. This difference

was not significant, however.

 

PMID: 6720263 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Adv Contracept 1990 Mar;6(1):41-5 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut

 

The correlation between Chlamydia antigen, antibody, vaginal colonization

and contraceptive method in young unmarried women.

 

Blum M, Gilerovitch M, Benaim J, Appelbaum T.

Family Planning Clinic, Mishmar Hayarden, Kupat Holim, Givataim, Dan

District, Israel.

 

In a group of 55 unmarried women, mean age 25 years, attending a family

planning clinic and having minor gynecological complaints, the

correlation between Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) antigen, CT antibodies,

vaginal colonization by Candida or bacteria and the method of

contraception was investigated. The correlation between CT antigen and CT

antibodies (IgG) was significant in oral contraceptive users (p = 0.003),

as was the correlation with vaginal colonization by Candida and potential

pathologic bacteria. In the group using the natural family planning

method, a statistically significant correlation was found between CT

antigen, IgG (p = 0.002), IgA (p = 0.02) antibodies, and vaginal

candidiasis (p = 0.002), but not with bacterial colonization (p = 0.90).

The discrepancy between CT antigen and antibodies is discussed.

Differences in the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection were

found among groups using different birth control methods, indicating an

association between Chlamydia infection and the contraceptive method

used.

PMID: 2378292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Adv Contracept 1988 Sep;4(3):233-9 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut

The link between contraceptive methods and Chlamydia trachomatis

infection.

Blum M, Pery J, Kitai E.

Family Planning Clinic, Mishmar Hayarden, Givataym, Israel.

 

The effect of various contraceptive methods on Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)

infection was examined in a group of 158 women, with a mean age of 26.9

years, patients of a family planning clinic. Their symptoms were mild

abdominal pain or vaginal discharge. Antibodies to CT were examined by an

indirect immunoperoxidase assay, with a commercial kit. From each patient

a vaginal smear was collected for bacteriologic and mycologic study. In

group I, consisting of 30 married women with a mean age of 31 years, 5

(16.7%) IUD users had a positive test for CT antibodies. In group II,

comprising 57 women, with a mean age of 23.3 years, 22 (38.6%) oral

contraceptive (OC) users, of whom 94.7% were unmarried, had positive

tests for CT antibodies. The difference between these two groups was

statistically significant (p less than 0.05). In group III, comprising 71

women with a mean age of 28.1 years, 62% unmarried and using other

contraceptive methods, 15 (21.1%) had a positive test for CT antibodies.

The incidence of CT infection was not different in the 3 groups under

study, when the factors of age and marital status were taken into

consideration (p greater than 0.30). Bacterial vaginal infection was

found in 43.3% of the IUD users, compared with only 14% of the OC users

(p less than 0.01). In contrast, in the OC users, candidiasis was

predominant, the difference from the other groups being

statistically significant (p less than 0.001). The women with positive

antibodies also more frequently had colonies of bacterial and mycological

vaginal infection.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

PMID: 3239483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Nurs Res 1975 Nov-Dec;24(6):430-3 Related Articles, Books

 

 

Candida albicans in women.

 

Daus AD, Hafez ES.

 

Ninety-two pregnant and nonpregnant patients were randomly selected from

two obstetric-gynecologic clinics for the purpose of investigating

factors that affect the incidence and severity of vaginal candidiasis.

Six factors were found to be significantly associated with the incidence

of Candida albicans: drug addiction, obesity, birth control pills,

pregnancy, antibiotic therapy, and diabetes mellitus.

 

PMID: 1105432 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

 

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