Longitudinal assessment of bacterial vaginosis prior to and during incident pregnancy: an observational study in Kenyan adolescent girls and young women.

Lynda Myra OluochKenneth TapiaCatherine KiptinnessEdinah CasmirStephen Gakuo MainaL MakenaStacy SelkeMelody WangBhavna ChohanLaura SycuroAnna WaldKenneth NgureNelly MugoAlison C Roxby

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

BV risk during pregnancy was lower than during the immediate pre-pregnancy period. Hormonal changes in pregnancy may reduce BV.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
lipopolysaccharide induced
lps induced
cardiovascular disease
pregnant women
inflammatory response
metabolic syndrome
clinical evaluation