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Why African Woman are more likely to have Bacterial Vaginosis than European Woman

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In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a high incidence of bacterial vaginosis. Bacterial vaginosis is related to an increased risk of HIV transmission, as well as an increased risk of acquiring other sexually transmitted infections, preterm births, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Recent Study Released by Fettweis et al, 2014 showed that women of European lineage are […]

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Dysmenorrhea and Socioeconomic Impact of woman

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Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is pain during menstrual bleeding without organ pathological abnormalities. PD is a key women’s health burden and is also one of the public problems in the world.An estimated 140 million hours are lost annually from school or work because of dysmenorrhea; in the US, ~600 million working hours are lost annually as

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Bacterial Vaginosis

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Bacterial vaginosis (BV), is the most frequent vaginal disturbance in reproductive age women. It is characterised by a large decrease in lactobacilli  bacteria in the vagina and replaced by predominantly anaerobic bacteria including Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, Prevotella, Peptostreptococcus and Escherichia coli from the rectum have also been shown to cause the disease.  common for

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