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Re: chronic bacterial infections
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 19:56:12 -0500 (CDT)

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Kate
Could be the pH balance of the sperm in your vagina leading to the infection. Try something like boric acid suppositories on a regular basis, or even using condoms every time you have sex to keep seminal fluid out of vagina.
At Sun, 17 Aug 2003, kate wrote: >
>I've had vaginitis ever since i started having sex. i think it's
>because i was on tetracyclin 2yrs and birth control for 6 mos. Just
>this year I started having sex again after 2yrs of abstinence and I get
>bv after having sex just a couple of times. The last time I didn't even
>have sex, just oral. My question is, since I don't have symptoms when i
>abstain is the propblem still there, or how can it be directly related
>to sex. Also could too much candida be a cause of bv?

-- William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board Pregnancy and Birth Section Private Practice New Orleans, La.
*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified health care provider. They are not intended to be the start of a physician-patient relationship.

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