Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
Updated June 09, 2015.
All women with BV should be informed of their diagnoses, including the possibility of sexual transmission, and offered treatment. They can be treated with antibiotics such as metronidazole or clindamycin. Generally, male sex partners are not treated. Many women with symptoms of BV do not seek medical treatment, and many asymptomatic women decline treatment.
Bacterial Vaginosis - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - Complications
A Woman's Guide to Vaginal Infections and Vaginitis
Reprinted from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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All women with BV should be informed of their diagnoses, including the possibility of sexual transmission, and offered treatment. They can be treated with antibiotics such as metronidazole or clindamycin. Generally, male sex partners are not treated. Many women with symptoms of BV do not seek medical treatment, and many asymptomatic women decline treatment.
Bacterial Vaginosis - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - Complications
A Woman's Guide to Vaginal Infections and Vaginitis
Reprinted from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
More About Vaginitis FAQs
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