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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Another Bacterial Vaginosis Question
From: Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 14 17:58:42 2008

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Flagyl is not usually the drug of choice for bacterial Vaginosis. A vaginal antibiotic is more desirable.
Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com
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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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