Infecciones vaginales y lesiones celulares cervicales (II). Estacionalidad y relación con el ciclo menstrual / Vaginal infections and cytological lesions (II). Seasonality and association with the menstrual cycle
Based on a 1-year series of 399 vaginal infections and 32 cervical lesions, diagnosed by cytology, we describe the seasonal distribution of these infections and lesions and their association with the phases of the menstrual cycle.A total of 42.28% of infections and lesions occurred in the second phase of the menstrual cycle and 35.11% in the first phase. When all the infections were grouped together, a peak incidence was noted in August. The same peak was found in the most prevalent infections (bacterial vaginosis and Candidas) and in cytological lesions (AU)
