Author(s)

Harpreet Kaur, Parveen Marwah, Surjit Kaur Bajwa, Amarjit Kaur Gill, Manjit Singh Bal

Department of Obstertrics & Gynaecology, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India.
Department of Obstertrics & Microbiology, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India.
Department of Obstertrics & Pathology, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India.

Background: Prospective analysis of 500 cases of vaginal discharge in tertiary health centre of Punjab. Objective: To study the prevalence of Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 500 outpatient of 15 - 49 years age group with vaginal discharge and to evaluate the various factors influencing pattern of STIs. Method: All cases were subjected to cervical cytology, HIV ELISA, rapid plasma reagen (RPR) test for syphilis and Gram’s staining, Giemsa staining and wet mount study of vaginal discharge. Results: Prevalence of STIs was found to be 58% and majority of infection was caused by G. vaginalis, Candida and Trichomonas. Pap smear showed koilocytosis in 5.6%, mild dysplasia in 1.8% and carcinoma cervix in 1.2% cases. Conclusion: Vaginal discharge is a common gynaecological complaint and STIs are significant cause of vaginal discharge.

STIs; Vaginal Discharge; HIV; Pap Smear

Kaur, H. , Marwah, P. , Bajwa, S. , Gill, A. and Bal, M. (2012) Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in gynae-outpatients: Experience from a tertiary health centre. Health, 4, 268-270. doi: 10.4236/health.2012.45043.