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If clindamycin for bv didn't work previous time should i use it again,will it work?

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BV options: If the second infection is diagnosed conclusively as BV and you completed ALL of the appropriate Clindamycin Rx then another option is Metronidazole.

Dr Robinson and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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