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I've just had metronidazole as treatment for bv, but now i've got a lot of yellow discharge, very slight odour and itching. i've not had sexual intercourse since i was tested and came back as bv. can it be thrush? do i need to call my gp again?

Q: i've just had metronidazole as treatment for bv, but now i've got a lot of yellow discharge, very slight odour and itching. i've not had sexual intercourse since i was tested and came back as bv. can it be thrush? do i need to call my gp again?

: Need to contact your Gynecologist. May be relapse of BV, in which case you need a longer or stronger course of Rx. May be Candida, may be Trichimonas, may be, may be. Need a lab- confirmed Dx and treatment based on that

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Need to contact your Gynecologist. May be relapse of BV, in which case you need a longer or stronger course of Rx. May be Candida, may be Trichimonas, may be, may be. Need a lab- confirmed Dx and treatment based on that

Answered 9/4/2021

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A member asked:

I've just had metronidazole as treatment for bv, but now i've got a lot of yellow discharge, very slight odour and itching. i've not had sexual intercourse since i was tested and came back as bv. can it be thrush? do i need to call my gp again?

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