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If one has pelvic inflammatory disease but no other sti or infection except bacteria vaginosis, will metronidazole alone treat it?

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No: Bacterial vaginosis is not a cause of PID. If you have PID, you need more than metronidazole to treat it.

Answered 1/9/2015

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