"Vaginal Douching" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irrigation solution.
| Descriptor ID |
D044364
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.927.852
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| Concept/Terms |
Vaginal Douching- Vaginal Douching
- Douching, Vaginal
- Vaginal Lavage
- Lavage, Vaginal
- Vaginal Irrigation
- Irrigation, Vaginal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaginal Douching" by people in Profiles.
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HIV RNA levels in plasma and cervical-vaginal lavage fluid in elite controllers and HAART recipients. AIDS. 2014 Mar 13; 28(5):739-43.
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Multiplex immunoassay of lower genital tract mucosal fluid from women attending an urban STD clinic shows broadly increased IL1? and lactoferrin. PLoS One. 2011 May 10; 6(5):e19560.
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Positive association between HIV RNA and IL-6 in the genital tract of Rwandan women. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2008 Jul; 24(7):973-6.
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Cervicovaginal levels of lactoferrin, secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, and RANTES and the effects of coexisting vaginoses in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative women with a high risk of heterosexual acquisition of HIV infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2007 Sep; 14(9):1102-7.
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Effects of bacterial vaginosis and other genital infections on the natural history of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-1-infected and high-risk HIV-1-uninfected women. J Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 01; 191(7):1129-39.
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Female genital-tract HIV load correlates inversely with Lactobacillus species but positively with bacterial vaginosis and Mycoplasma hominis. J Infect Dis. 2005 Jan 01; 191(1):25-32.