WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2007: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic BV: To Treat Or Not To Treat?

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic BV: To Treat Or Not To Treat?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:16:30 -0500 (CDT)

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Caroline

The only thing is to have your doc check a vaginal culture to be sure you do not have some other organism that is causing this. If it is negative, I would agree to do nothing or perhaps try some kind of chronic therapy, like boric acid suppositories. Hope this helps...Dr. von Almen

At Mon, 29 Oct 2007, Caroline wrote: >
>I've had ongoing BV for about 5 months now. When I first got it I kept
>rushing to my OB/GYN for tx. For the first 2 months I was treated 3
>times: round 1 was Flagl 500 mg BID; round 2 metro gel 1x daily; round
>three Flagl 500 mg BID followed by 14 days of acid gel. I asked my
>doctor if I was having the health crisis I thought I was because no one
>at the doctor's office seemed to think this was a big deal at all. She
>said no, that perhaps we should leave it alone because the antibiotics
>can worsen the situtaion by killing off the good flora, and that there
>was no worry of this turning into a PID. So I decided to get over it,
>but IT has not gotten over me! Luckliy my symptoms are not too bad, just
>a little watery discharge here and there and mild irritation of the
>skin.
>
>I don't know what to do. Is it true there is not any risk of PID? I
>also want to TTC soon, but I know BV is not good in ealry pregnancy.

-- Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions. ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.

William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.

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