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Apart from antibiotics (mentronidazole which ive already tried and didnt work), are there any other treatments for bv? im avoiding antibiotics as it gives me a bad yeast which traumatised me?

Q: apart from antibiotics (mentronidazole which ive already tried and didnt work), are there any other treatments for bv? im avoiding antibiotics as it gives me a bad yeast which traumatised me?

: Other possible options include clindamycin orally or vaginally, metronidazole vaginally, and boric acid.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Other possible options include clindamycin orally or vaginally, metronidazole vaginally, and boric acid.

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Answered 7/14/2022

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A member asked:

Apart from antibiotics (mentronidazole which ive already tried and didnt work), are there any other treatments for bv? im avoiding antibiotics as it gives me a bad yeast which traumatised me?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

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