Influence of Intramuscular Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Initiation on Vaginal Microbiota in the Postpartum Period.
Bridget M WhitneySujatha SrinivasanKenneth TapiaEric Munene MuriukiBhavna H ChohanJacqueline M WallisCongzhou LiuBrandon L GuthrieR Scott McClellandNoah G HoffmanDavid N FredricksAlison C RoxbyPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Postpartum vaginal bacterial diversity did not change in DMPA-IM users despite a reduction in Nugent-BV, but it decreased significantly among women using non-HC. Choice of contraception may influence Lactobacillus recovery in postpartum women.