Therapy of BV typically involves treatment with oral or intravaginal metronidazole or clindamycin and is associated with particularly high relapse rates. Alternative treatment options ...

That fishy smell? It’s bacterial vaginosis. A new study shows it’s an STI, and male partners should be treated to stop the ...

Bacterial vaginosis affects one third of reproductive ... and the male partner received oral and topical antimicrobial treatment (metronidazole 400-mg tablets and 2% clindamycin cream applied ...

Neither ACOG nor CDC has replied to queries from Verywell about whether the study might result in a change to the current ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is not classified as a sexually transmitted infection, but the results of a new study could change ...

In this randomized controlled trial, female patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) had lower recurrence rates when their male ...

Bacterial vaginosis is common and associated with adverse obstetric and gynecologic outcomes, yet much is unknown about its pathogenesis. After current first-line treatment -- metronidazole or ...

The standard treatment approach is to take a pill (metronidazole) or to insert an antibiotic cream directly into the vagina for 5-7 days. Researchers have believed for many years that BV might be ...

These findings suggest that including male partners in treatment for BV could improve treatment ... oral and topical antimicrobial therapy (metronidazole 400-milligram tablets and 2% clindamycin ...