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Is bv susceptible to any other oral antibiotics besides flagyl & clindamycin? also how many days should meds be given for?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

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None: The only two antibiotics recommended are Flagyl and clindamycin, given for 7 days. There are some studies that suggest probiotics (either oral or intravaginal doses) can be helpful to suppress relapses, though!

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Answered 10/17/2015

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Keep having a reoccurring issue with BV basically all year. I take antibiotic after antibiotic, and still see discharge. After getting metronidazole for so long, I asked to try clindamycin and still no result.

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Diagnosed with BV and was given Flagyl, but then was told I need Clindamycin instead. Should I take it? I finished flagyl and feel almost normal.

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