title: Vulvovaginitis candidiasis recurrence during pregnancy.
abstract: Vulvovaginitis is the most common gynecologic condition seen by practitioners rendering primary care to women. Vulvovaginitis Candidiasis (VVC) is the most common type of vaginitis and this study aimed at specifying VVC recurrence during pregnancy. In this prospective study, 150 pregnant women suffering from vaginal excretion, morsus and itching were studied. Initially, the patients were treated using clotrimazole local cream (5 g) for 7 successive days. After initial treatment, the patients were freely visited once a month until delivery considering vaginitis symptoms and VVC recurrence was examined during pregnancy. Mean age of the understudy mothers was 27.26 +/- 3.76. Mean of recurrence number was 0.17 +/- 0.48 during the first trimester. Mean of recurrence number was 0.92 +/- 0.76 during the second trimester. Mean of recurrence number was 2.16 +/- 0.63 during the third trimester. Statistically significant difference was between recurrences during three trimesters of pregnancy (p < 0.001). There is statistically significant difference between mean number of recurrences during three trimesters of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fardiazar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ronaci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldust
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012008:Recurrence