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Can a vaginal allergic reaction cause bacterial vaginosis?
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No: One is an infection , the other an allergic reaction. Theoretically, one may conjecture that an inflamed vaginal mucosa from an allergic reaction renders it more prone to infection but in practice this is not what happens
Answered 7/23/2017
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