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Recurring bv, should i try a different antibiotic?
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Recurring bv: The recurring BV may be due to your partner. He should also be checked
Answered 9/28/2016
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Difficult : BV is difficult to get rid of. Until your normal peroxidase positive lactobacillus is once again the predominate organism giving you a normal pH, it tends to recur. A different antibiotic might help then vaginal repHresh can help until they regrow
Answered 9/12/2014
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