[Frequency of vulvovaginal infections in independent practice]

In the autumn of 1983 a representative sample of 78 gynaecologists practising independently were asked about the incidence and the bacteriological diagnosis of vulvovaginal infections in their practices. From this enquiry one can estimate that between 1 and 1.3% of French women who were over 18 years of age saw their gynaecologists complaining of vulvovaginal infections in the months of September and October 1983. The organisms that were most frequently found on bacteriological examination were candida (49%), non-specific non-pathogenic germs (47%) and trichomonas (20%).