Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection

systematic review

Authors

  • Rose Luce Amaral Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Ana Katherine Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Paulo César Giraldo Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Paulo Henrique Lima Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Tardelli Lapaz Prudêncio Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Nathale Santiago Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • José Eleutério Júnior Universidade Federal do Ceará

Keywords:

ducha vaginal, mulheres, DST, vaginose bacteriana, infecção pelo HIV

Abstract

Introduction: Despite of vaginal douching has been strongly condemned by most of health care professionals; this practice remains a very common habit among women for several reasons. Objective: To assess if there is any association between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginoses, STD and HIV Methods: We conducted a systematic review and metanalysis to evaluate the relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection. The following databases were searched using Mesh terms: PubMed, Embase, Scielo and Google Scholar. Selection criteria: (1) prospective cohort studies of women using vaginal douching; (2) women 12 years or older and (3) studies published from 2000 to October 2011. Studies involving pregnant women were excluded. Methodological quality was assessed using Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Data collection and analysis: Review Manager 5.1 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Seven studies (2 STD, 3 Bacterial Vaginosis and 2 HIV) were included based on the chosen criteria: 9.796 women were enrolled. The global Risk Ratios for Bacterial Vaginosis, STD and HIV acquisition were, 1.24 (95%CI 1.12–1.43), 1.12 (95%CI 0.94–1.32), and 1.36 (95%CI 0.92–2.01) respectively. Conclusion: There are few studies checking the association between vaginal douching and STD, BV and HIV infection. A weak positive correlation was found between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, but not to STD and HIV infection.

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Published

2022-03-28

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Amaral RL, Gonçalves AK, Giraldo PC, Lima PH, Prudêncio TL, Santiago N, et al. Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection: systematic review. DST [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 28 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];25(4):183-9. Available from: https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/761

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