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Re: BV
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:57:26 -0500 (CDT)
Maybe if you have sex, the bacteria that get onto your partner's penis
may re-contaminate you the next time you have sex? So it's better to
wait until the bacteria have completely cleared up to have sex. Just
hand-waving here. I don't see any harm in refraining from sex until
you've completed the medication. Better safe than sorry...
>>I have two questions. I am currently taking the percription
>>metronidazole for bacterial vaganosis and my doctor recomended that I
>>dont have sex. How come that is recommended?
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>I don't know. It is not a Sexually transmitted disease or even a
>disease for that matter.
>
> And will the medicine
>>effect my birth control ortho tri cyclen?
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>No.
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>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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