Will amoxycillin/penicillin cure bacterial vaginosis?

5 Comments

1. James L says:

   March 4, 2009 at 7:35 pm

   my suggestion wouldn't be to ask for opinions on here especially about medication, my suggest would be to seek a health care provider and get your bv taken are of.
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2. jt says:

   March 4, 2009 at 7:45 pm

   Metronidazole or Clindamycin are the recommended treatments for bacterial vaginosis.

   If you suspect you have bacterial vaginosis, you MUST be evaluated, diagnosed, and treated, by a physician.

   Do not attempt to diagnose or treat yourself; do not take leftover antibiotics or someone else's antibiotics to treat any condition. There may not be enough doses to kill the infection; the dosage may not be sufficient (antibiotic dosages vary widely depending on patient and infection); the antibiotic may not work on your particular infection.

   Please read about BV at
   http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/STDFact-Bacterial-Vaginosis.htm

   Then see a physician. Penicillin is not used to treat BV.
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   I am in healthcare education.
3. MimC says:

   March 4, 2009 at 7:55 pm

   Some Bacteria can be resistant to amoxy/pen. the only way to know for sure is to have the bacteria cultured to see what it is sensitive to. If it is resistant to amoxy/pen taking it can make the infection worse and the bacteria more resistant. Antibiotics should only be taken under the direction of a medical doctor.
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4. amelia_0405 says:

   March 4, 2009 at 8:42 pm

   probably not u need to go get the recommended medication to cure it
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5. Leslie says:

   April 15, 2009 at 8:03 pm

   I tried that. It doesn’t work. you really need the metronidazole. it clears it right up. The pen actually made it worse