Managing recurrent bacterial vaginosis
Open Access
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 80 (1) , 8-11
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2002.002733
Abstract
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most frequently found condition of the female genital tract. It increases a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV, is associated with increased complications in pregnancy, and may be involved in the pathogenesis of pelvic inflammatory disease. Yet there are many unanswered questions about its aetiology, making management of recurrent infection difficult and often idiosyncratic. This paper discusses the current knowledge and possible management of recurrent BV.Keywords
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