Role of Molecular Biology in Diagnosis and Characterization of Vulvo-Vaginitis in Clinical Practice.

Abstract:

:The diagnosis of vulvo-vaginal complaints has always been enigmatic in obstetrics and gynecology. Patients with clear, pathognomonic symptoms end up with a proper diagnosis and treatment most of the time, but unfortunately we are now living in a world where women reach out to the Internet and readily get all information as to which disease their symptoms correspond to and also find the appropriate treatment "over-the-counter." Because of this trend, we as specialists are increasingly confronted with patients with complex and combined conditions. At the same time, extremely sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools are now being developed at a rapid pace, allowing the physicians to diagnose vulvo-vaginal disease with a substantially increased precision. Moreover, many of these molecular biology (MB)-based tests have become so common and affordable that self-sampling and self-testing are no longer utopia. On the other hand, too much information that is too readily available and that is too affordable also encompasses pitfalls, leading to gross overtreatment and psychological burden. As experienced caregivers, we should supervise these evolutions, define their place and proper use as diagnostic tools, utilize their potential as ad hoc tools to follow-up treatment efficacy and guide how such tools can be used for responsible self-testing. In the present paper, responding to the need for appropriate, quality assured and accessible tests for vulvo-vaginitis and the huge potential delivered by the rapidly developing MB methods, we recommend the need for a broad and regular discussion forum, composed of both clinical and technical experts and opinion makers, in order to match the needs with the huge opportunities and ideally combine the initiatives and forces into the same direction. This forum should then translate conceived strategies into regularly updated, evidence-based national and international guidelines.

journal_name

Gynecol Obstet Invest

authors

Donders GGG,Ravel J,Vitali B,Netea MG,Salumets A,Unemo M

doi

10.1159/000478982

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

pages

607-616

issue

6

eissn

0378-7346

issn

1423-002X

pii

000478982

journal_volume

82

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