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Bacterial Vaginosis
Recurrent bacterial vaginosis responds favorably to acidic vaginal gel
January 12th, 2006
Recurrent bacterial vaginosis responds favorably to the use of a maintenance acidic vaginal gel. "Bacterial vaginosis (BV) frequently recurs after treatment. One option in the management of recurrences is to keep the vaginal pH at 4.5 or less, in order to prevent overgrowth of bacteria, until the normal lactobacilli are re-established," stated scientists in England. J.D. Wilson and colleagues wrote, "We report the outcome of using maintenance acetic acid vaginal gel, after treatment of BV, in a sample of 49 women with frequent recurrences. Half of the women had no further recurrences, and in those who did there was a significant increase in time to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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