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Chapter 6 - Persistent Vaginitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2023

Gayle Fischer  and
Jennifer Bradford
Gayle Fischer
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Jennifer Bradford
Affiliation:
University of Western Sydney
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Summary

This chapter discusses persistent vaginitis that is not infective in aetiology. This is not only distressing for patients, but diagnostically challenging because the available tests are often unhelpful.

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The Vulva
A Practical Handbook for Clinicians
 , pp. 76 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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