Genitourinary Infections after a Routine Pelvic Exam

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Figure 1.
Weekly visits for urinary problems after a pelvic examination.
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Figure 2.
Weekly visits for diagnosed utis after a pelvic examination.
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Figure 3.
Weekly visits for vaginal problems after a pelvic examination.
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Weekly visits for candidiasis/bacterial vaginosis after a pelvic examination.
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Weekly visits for sexually transmitted diseases after a pelvic examination.
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Figure 6.
Weekly visits for diagnosed urinary tract infections in weeks 8 to 52 after a pelvic examination.
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Figure 7.
Weekly visits for diagnosed vaginitis in weeks 8 to 52 after a pelvic examination.

Table 1.

Mean Weekly Urinary Problems after a Pelvic Exam (n = 1582)

	Weeks 1 to 7	Weeks 8 to 14	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)	Weeks 8 to 48	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)	Weeks 8 to 52	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)
All urinary problems	4.29	2.57	.028^*	2.37	.003^†	2.27	.002^†
Urinary tract infections	3.86	2.14	.016^*	2.05	.006^†	1.98	.005^†

Table 2.

Mean Weekly Vaginal Problems after a Pelvic Exam (n = 1582)

	Weeks 1 to 7	Weeks 8 to 14	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)	Weeks 8 to 48	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)	Weeks 8 to 52	P (vs Weeks 1 to 7)
All vaginal problems	4.14	3.00	0.301	2.56	.093	2.42	.071
Candidiasis/bacterial vaginosis	2.86	2.29	.545	1.85	.030^*	1.76	.019^*
Candidiasis	1.71	1.57	.858	1.12	.106	1.07	.077
Bacterial vaginosis	1.14	0.71	.207	0.73	.185	0.69	.145