Objective: To determine the prevalence and characterize contraceptive methods in women of the Coffee Region, and to establish the adverse effects of hormonal methods. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study. 1875 women over 18 years of age, sexually active and residing in the Coffee Axis were included. The research was carried out in the gynecology outpatient clinic of six hospital institutions (public and private), in the 6 main cities of the Coffee Region (Armenia, Calarcá, Pereira, Dos Quebradas, Manizales and Chinchiná); between July 2013 and June 2019. Descriptive analysis was performed. A stratified description is made by age from 18 years. Results: Age showed an average of 26.45 ± 3.72 years. The prevalence of contraception - family planning in the women of the Coffee Region is 78.24%. Hormonal methods are the most used (69.12%), followed by sterilization (19.23%). Among t...

Objective: to update the diagnosis and therapy in vaginal discharge syndrome (vaginitis / vaginosis), in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Materials and methods: a systematic review and bibliographic search of the literature in different electronic databases was carried out to identify relevant literature: Embase, Medline, Pubmed, among others, and printed textbooks; by means of free and standardized search terms. Between January 1991 and January 2021; no language restriction. Comparators included bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (CVV), and Trichomonas vaginalis infection.  Results: 93 studies were included. BV is the most prevalent vaginal infection (40-50%) in women of reproductive age, followed by CVV (20-25%). Candida albicans is the most prevalent species (60.3%); while of the non-albicans Candida species, Candida tropicalis (9.9%) and Candida glabrata (12...

Objective: To determine the prevalence and characterize contraceptive methods in women of the Coffee Region, and to establish the adverse effects of hormonal methods. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study. 1875 women over 18 years of age, sexually active and residing in the Coffee Axis were included. The research was carried out in the gynecology outpatient clinic of six hospital institutions (public and private), in the 6 main cities of the Coffee Region (Armenia, Calarcá, Pereira, Dos Quebradas, Manizales and Chinchiná); between July 2013 and June 2019. Descriptive analysis was performed. A stratified description is made by age from 18 years. Results: Age showed an average of 26.45 ± 3.72 years. The prevalence of contraception - family planning in the women of the Coffee Region is 78.24%. Hormonal methods are the most used (69.12%), followed by sterilization (19.23%). Among t...

Objective: to update the diagnosis and therapy in vaginal discharge syndrome (vaginitis / vaginosis), in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Materials and methods: a systematic review and bibliographic search of the literature in different electronic databases was carried out to identify relevant literature: Embase, Medline, Pubmed, among others, and printed textbooks; by means of free and standardized search terms. Between January 1991 and January 2021; no language restriction. Comparators included bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (CVV), and Trichomonas vaginalis infection.  Results: 93 studies were included. BV is the most prevalent vaginal infection (40-50%) in women of reproductive age, followed by CVV (20-25%). Candida albicans is the most prevalent species (60.3%); while of the non-albicans Candida species, Candida tropicalis (9.9%) and Candida glabrata (12...