Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between vaginal douching and preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: We enrolled hospitalized women after delivery in a case-control study. Women who were delivered of a live preterm singleton infant were assigned as cases. Women who were delivered at term were randomly selected as control subjects. We surveyed women about their douching habits and risk factors for preterm birth and abstracted data from the records. RESULTS: After adjustment, vaginal douching within 6 months of pregnancy was not significantly associated with preterm birth (odds ratio, 1.1; 95% Cl, 0.8-1.6). However, in secondary analyses, douching more than once per week (odds ratio, 4.0; 95% Cl, 1.0-15.5) or longer than 10 years (odds ratio, 1.9;95% Cl, 1.1-3.2) was associated with preterm birth. CONCLUSION: Vaginal douching does not appear to be a strong risk factor for preterm birth. Further study is needed to confirm the risk that is associated with frequent or long-term douching.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1345-1350 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 186 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Douching
- Pregnancy
- Preterm birth
- Race
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Risk of preterm birth that is associated with vaginal douching. / Fiscella, Kevin; Franks, Peter; Kendrick, Juliette S.; Meldrum, Sean; Kieke, Burney A.
In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 186, No. 6, 2002, p. 1345-1350.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Risk of preterm birth that is associated with vaginal douching
AU - Fiscella, Kevin
AU - Franks, Peter
AU - Kendrick, Juliette S.
AU - Meldrum, Sean
AU - Kieke, Burney A.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between vaginal douching and preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: We enrolled hospitalized women after delivery in a case-control study. Women who were delivered of a live preterm singleton infant were assigned as cases. Women who were delivered at term were randomly selected as control subjects. We surveyed women about their douching habits and risk factors for preterm birth and abstracted data from the records. RESULTS: After adjustment, vaginal douching within 6 months of pregnancy was not significantly associated with preterm birth (odds ratio, 1.1; 95% Cl, 0.8-1.6). However, in secondary analyses, douching more than once per week (odds ratio, 4.0; 95% Cl, 1.0-15.5) or longer than 10 years (odds ratio, 1.9;95% Cl, 1.1-3.2) was associated with preterm birth. CONCLUSION: Vaginal douching does not appear to be a strong risk factor for preterm birth. Further study is needed to confirm the risk that is associated with frequent or long-term douching.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between vaginal douching and preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: We enrolled hospitalized women after delivery in a case-control study. Women who were delivered of a live preterm singleton infant were assigned as cases. Women who were delivered at term were randomly selected as control subjects. We surveyed women about their douching habits and risk factors for preterm birth and abstracted data from the records. RESULTS: After adjustment, vaginal douching within 6 months of pregnancy was not significantly associated with preterm birth (odds ratio, 1.1; 95% Cl, 0.8-1.6). However, in secondary analyses, douching more than once per week (odds ratio, 4.0; 95% Cl, 1.0-15.5) or longer than 10 years (odds ratio, 1.9;95% Cl, 1.1-3.2) was associated with preterm birth. CONCLUSION: Vaginal douching does not appear to be a strong risk factor for preterm birth. Further study is needed to confirm the risk that is associated with frequent or long-term douching.
KW - Douching
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Preterm birth
KW - Race
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JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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