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Suggest Treatment For Bacterial Vaginosis

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Posted on Fri, 13 Oct 2017
Question: How does bacterial vaginosis effect men?
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (32 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
men do not usually have any symptoms of BV

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Bacterial vaginosis occurs when there is a change in environment in the vagina.

Men do not get this infection.

There was one medical study in 1997 that looked at whether providing men with medication helped with cure rate of the infection in women, it did not.

Men typically have no or little symptoms of BV and do not typically require treatment.
Some men do have inflammation of the tip of the penis but this is not common.

If for some reason, there is inflammation of the penis that is thought to be linked to BV then metronidazole or clinamycin cream can be used

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Suggest Treatment For Bacterial Vaginosis

Brief Answer: men do not usually have any symptoms of BV Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Bacterial vaginosis occurs when there is a change in environment in the vagina. Men do not get this infection. There was one medical study in 1997 that looked at whether providing men with medication helped with cure rate of the infection in women, it did not. Men typically have no or little symptoms of BV and do not typically require treatment. Some men do have inflammation of the tip of the penis but this is not common. If for some reason, there is inflammation of the penis that is thought to be linked to BV then metronidazole or clinamycin cream can be used I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions