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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Another Bacterial Vaginosis Question
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 14 11:33:10 2008

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JJMMBB
The flagyl should begin working in 3-4 days. The purpose of the culture is to be sure there is no yeast or other single bacterial isolates...Dr. von Almen
At Mon, 12 May 2008, JJMMBB wrote: >
>I posted a few days ago about pH testing for BV. I did have my doctor
>do the pH testing and it was abnormal. She prescribed a 7 day course of
>flagyl orally, 500mg twice a day, which I started today.
>
>My question is, how long for this to start working?
>
>Also, in addition to the pH testing, my doctor did a culture and sent it
>out. What might this culture reveal that the pH test didn't already
>tell us?

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

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