Prevalencia de vulvovaginitis en mujeres de los 15 a 49 años con vida sexual activa, que acuden al Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Isidro Ayora, Quito, Diciembre 2011 - Febrero 2012

Abstract

The present study analyzed the prevalence of vulvovaginitis in women of 15-49 years are sexually active who attended the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Isidro Ayora by abnormal vaginal discharge, a descriptive study was conducted cross cutting or prospective. Vulvovaginitis are one of the main problems in daily clinical practice, the prevalence in our country is very high and the risk factors described are very common in our population as having initiated sexual activity at a younger age of 19 years being this in our study as the main trigger of the condition followed by sexual behavior as having had two or more sexual partners were the main causes of this condition, but there was a significant percentage of cases of vulvovaginitis often related to sex . The importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment for the complications lie so much as by the aftermath, this study has used clinical and epidemiological criteria that help to improve the diagnosis and prevent vulvovaginal infections.