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Treating BV infections simplified

Treating BV infections simplified

Bacterial vaginosis is a common vaginal condition. If you do no treatment you will feel like the infection went way about 20% of the time, if you have a culture the infection will persist about 95% of the time. It's hard to diagnose on its own so a gyno visit is usually recommended. Treatment is effective about 80-90% of the time according to patient reports. Because culture tests show that eradication of one of the many out of balance bacteria shos some persistence of infect

Break this cycle of vaginal infections

Break this cycle of vaginal infections

[if !supportLists]1Breaking the cycle of recurrent infections can be difficult. Once you have had repeated vaginal infections there can be a number of physiologic barriers to healing. [if !supportLists]1.The little known concept is that you may have developed a biofilm. The presence of a biofilm. Biofilm is matrix of substances produced by bacteria that caused the infection that irreversibly binds to the tissue, in this case the vagina, which then promotes further production

BV: New medication and new advice

BV: New medication and new advice

A new option is for women to treat BV so head in to the gyno to discuss! In September of 2017 the FDA handed down approval for secnidazole in a 2 mg tablet for the treatment of BV (Bacterial Vaginosis) in women. It is administered as a packet of granules, and you need to consume them sprinkled on soft food. Eat the granules within 30 minutes and do not check or crunch them, nor dissolve the granules in a liquid drink. Now available by the brand name SOLOSEC. But here are thin

Knowing your vaginal yeast infection is really gone

Knowing your vaginal yeast infection is really gone

1. Feeling cured is a good sign that your vaginal infection was gone, but a test of cure can prove the organisms are normalized. 2. There are sources of repeat infection that are not in the vagina. Yeast infections are typically of the vaginal tissues or the vulvar tissues. They may infect the lower rectum, but they do not affect the uterus or the cervix. The cause is an overgrowth of the fungal organism candida, and the 'cure' from a patient perspective and a gyno perspectiv

Doing these things will lead to yeast infections

Doing these things will lead to yeast infections

Yeast infections seen by your gynecologist have a thick white discharge, often referred to as a cottage cheese infection. It is relatively easy to diagnose and treat your own yeast infection. And if you infrequently get infections then that's an acceptable way to handle the discomfort. However, some of these chronic health behaviors make you susceptible to getting yeast infections, and in some cases these can turn into chronic conditions 1. Sugar consumption, yes, moderation

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