Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Julie Gorchynski

Publications

• Research Article
  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Do Not Discriminate; First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding is not Always a Threatened Abortion
  Author(s): Govind Singh BishtGovind Singh Bisht
  
  Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases during the first trimester of pregnancy in women who presented to the emergency department with complaint of vaginal bleeding. Secondary measure: To determine the prevalence of gonorrhea, Chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas in women who presented to the emergency department with any gynecological complaints during their first trimester of pregnancy. Methods: Prospective study of consecutive women who presented to the ED at an urban tertiary referring hospital, level II trauma center. Study subjects included all women who presented during an eight month period, that were 16 years of age or older, first trimester of pregnancy with gynecologic complaints. Cognitively impaired and incarcerated women were excluded. PCR for gonorrhea and Chlamydia and wet mounts for ba.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000110

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