A Prospective Longitudinal Data Bank Creation to Study Vaginal Conditions With a Novel Diagnostic Approach
The purpose of this study is to identify and elucidate the pattern and perhaps role of atypical proteins, cytokines and vaginal microbial flora in the pathogenic mechanisms involved in the development of vulvodynia, recurrent fungal and bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor.
• All patients willing to participate, and give informed consent, and
• Asymptomatic, non-pregnant, healthy women ages 21 to 75 years with no previous history of any chronic or recurrent vulvovaginal condition who attend our clinical offices for their annual well-woman physical examination.
• Non-pregnant women ages 21 to 75 years being evaluated for any gynecological vulvovaginal condition.
• Pregnant women ages 21 to 75 years who are both asymptomatic and healthy
• Pregnant women ages 21 to 75 who have any gynecological vulvovaginal condition