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Prevalence Of Vulvar And Vaginal Symptoms During Pregnancy And The Puerperium, Colleen Kennedy, A. Turcea, Catherine Bradley
Prevalence Of Vulvar And Vaginal Symptoms During Pregnancy And The Puerperium, Colleen Kennedy, A. Turcea, Catherine Bradley
Colleen Kennedy Stockdale
OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of vulvar and vaginal symptoms during pregnancy and at 3 months post partum. METHODS: A prospective, longitudinal, descriptive study of 103 pregnant women was undertaken in which a self-administered questionnaire was completed at each trimester and 3 months post partum. Retrospective data was collected from 122 women, queried using similar tools, who comprised a nonpregnant control group. Descriptive and comparative statistics were employed. RESULTS: The prevalence of vulvar burning, itching, pain, and vaginal discharge generally increased during pregnancy, and improved postpartum. Dyspareunia increased during pregnancy, but remained elevated post partum. Compared with the historical nonpregnant …
Vaginal Microbiota Of Women With Frequent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, X. Zhou, R. Westman, R. Hickey, M. Hansmann, Colleen Kennedy, T. Osborn, L. Forney
Vaginal Microbiota Of Women With Frequent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, X. Zhou, R. Westman, R. Hickey, M. Hansmann, Colleen Kennedy, T. Osborn, L. Forney
Colleen Kennedy Stockdale
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an insidious infection that afflicts a large proportion of women of all ages, and 5 to 8% of affected women experience recurrent VVC (RVVC). The aim of this study was to explore the possible importance of vaginal bacterial communities in reducing the risk of RVVC. The species composition and diversity of microbial communities were evaluated for 42 women with and without frequent VVC based on profiles of terminal restriction fragment polymorphisms of 16S rRNA genes and phylogenetic analysis of cloned 16S rRNA gene sequences from the numerically dominant microbial populations. The data showed that there were …
Risk Factors For Painful Bladder Syndrome In Women Seeking Gynecologic Care, Colleen Kennedy, Catherine Bradley, R. Galask, I. Nygaard
Risk Factors For Painful Bladder Syndrome In Women Seeking Gynecologic Care, Colleen Kennedy, Catherine Bradley, R. Galask, I. Nygaard
Colleen Kennedy Stockdale
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to report risk factors for painful bladder syndrome in women. We surveyed 645 women presenting for care to general gynecology clinics and a vulvar specialty clinic using a standardized questionnaire and validated outcome measures. We used two definitions for painful bladder syndrome, based on the O'Leary-Sant interstitial cystitis symptom and problem indices. Of those women surveyed, 29.5% met broader criteria and 8.5% met more restrictive criteria for painful bladder syndrome. After adjusting for confounders, bladder pain was significantly associated with current smoking, irritable bowel syndrome, and a generalized pain disorder. Tobacco use, the …