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Re: HPV treatment
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 May 2000 10:54:38 -0500 (CDT)
I have one more question. I was also told that I have chronic
cervicitis. Will the Cleocin help this?
At Mon, 15 May 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
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>At Mon, 15 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>At Mon, 15 May 2000, Chris wrote:
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>>>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?
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>>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.
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>>--
>>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>>Clarksville, TN
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>>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.
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>Cleocin is sometimes used to treat "BV" (Bacterial Vaginosis). Maybe he
>said BV or perhaps he said HPV and meant BV.
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>RDB
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>--
>R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>
>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.
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