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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Mar;39(3):217–222. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31823e68fe

Table 3.

Baseline Vaginal Flora and Percent of Participants Who Developed Bacterial Vaginosis Stratified by Contraceptive Method

Contraceptive Method Baseline Vaginal Flora (Nugent Score) Number Acquired BV
N (%)
IUD users Normal
0–3		 n=61 16 (26.3)
Intermediate
4–6		 n=15 9 (60.0)
COC, ring and patch users Normal
0–3		 n=52 6 (11.5)
Intermediate
4–6		 n=6 4 (66.6)

IUD – intrauterine device; COC – combined oral contraception; BV – bacterial vaginosis;