Douching in relation to bacterial vaginosis, lactobacilli, and facultative bacteria in the vagina1 <NO>1</NO>The authors thank the following individuals whose dedication to working with the women enrolled in the GYN Infections Follow-through Study made this study possible: Susie Alagasarmy, Julie Beuler, Debbie Carr, Hope Cohen-Webb, Leslie Curll, Christine Donahue, Amanda Farmer, Janice French, Melissa Girman, Alice Howell, Juliette Hunt, Ellen Klein, Faye LeBoeuf, April Lehman, Rosalyn Liu, Ingrid Macio, Kathleen McKenna, Kim Miller, Megan Mundy, Anne Rideout, Jacqueline Travasso, Jennifer Watts, and Casey Zuckerman. The authors also thank Sevgi Aral, PhD, for helping to devise data collection instruments and Lori Burleigh and Barbara Kolodjiez for technical assistance. - Ness, Roberta B.; Hillier, Sharon L.; Richter, Holly E.; Soper, David E.; Stamm, Carol; McGregor, James; Bass, Debra C.; Sweet, Richard L.; Rice, Peter (Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2002)