Monday, August 03, 2009

Probiotics increase bacterial vaginosis outcome

Antimicrobial treatments for bacterial vaginosis (BV) are effective, but taking lactobacillus alongside metronidazole antibiotic therapy increases effectiveness over taking this antibiotic alone, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review. The researchers also concluded that intravaginal lactobacillus was as effective as oral metronidazole.

Bonnie - there's been a very nice run of positive data for probiotics, the lactobacillus species in particular.

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