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Re: HPV treatmentFrom: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 15 May 2000 16:26:35 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 15 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >At Mon, 15 May 2000, Chris wrote: >> >>My doctor recently found mild dysplasia and I had a colposcopy which >>came back normal. However, the doctor could not rule out the >>possibility of HPV and prescribed me the medicine Cleocin for the HPV. I >>thought that HPV is a virus. Will this medicine really help or is it >>just a waste of my time and money to use it? > >Cleocin is an antibiotic, and it will have no effect whatsoever on HPV. >It is useful for treating bacterial overgrowth or bacterial inflammation >of the cervix which can obscure your pap smear, but that is all. > >-- >William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG >Clarksville, TN > >This is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to be replacement >or substitute for consultation and examination by an appropriate medical >professional. Due to time constraints, private e-mails cannot be answered. > Cleocin is sometimes used to treat "BV" (Bacterial Vaginosis). Maybe he said BV or perhaps he said HPV and meant BV. RDB
-- R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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