Douching for perceived vaginal odor with no infectious cause of vaginitis: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To demonstrate the effectiveness of medical-grade stainless steel Water Works Douching Device for treating abnormal vaginal odor in comparison with a commercially available over-the-counter plastic douching device.

Materials And Methods: In a multicenter study, 140 women with perceived vaginal odor with no vaginal infection were randomized to either Water Works or control group in a 1:1 ratio and were douched daily for 4 weeks. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess the intensity of vaginal odor.

Safety and tolerability of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose in patients with iron deficiency anemia.

There is limited safety information about ferric carboxymaltose (FCM), a new intravenous iron preparation. This randomized, crossover study compared the safety and tolerability of double-blinded intravenous doses of FCM or placebo in patients with iron deficiency anemia. Subjects (559) with iron deficiency anemia received a dose of either FCM (15 mg/kg, maximum 1000 mg) over 15 minutes or placebo on day 0.