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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic BV: To Treat Or Not To Treat?
From: Laura (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:58:34 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Caroline,
I've used boric acid for mild cases of BV with some success. Probiotics
have also been helpful in terms of restoring my vaginal flora. I use
the probiotics during antibiotic therapy to maintain good flora. Did
your doctor discuss antibiotic alternatives to Flagyl for BV if it's
recurring? Maybe you would respond better to a different antibiotic? Or
what about a broad-spectrum antibiotic approach for the BV? Perhaps
someone else can shed light on this. -- Laura
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.
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