Reproductive Health
New reproductive health research from P. Madhivanan et al outlined
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 16th, 2009
A new study, 'Simple and inexpensive point-of-care tests improve diagnosis of vaginal infections in resource constrained settings,' is now available. "Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis infection (TV) have been associated with adverse birth outcomes and increased risk for HIV. We compare the performance of simple inexpensive point-of-care (POC) tests to laboratory diagnosis and syndromic management of BV and TV in poor settings," scientists writing in the journal Tropical Medicine & International Health report.
"Between November 2005 and March 2006, 898 sexually active women attending two reproductive health clinics in Mysore, India were...
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