bacterial vaginosis.ppt

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acterial

acterial

Vaginosisaginosis

By Scott Ecker By Scott Ecker


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What is bacterial

hat is bacterial

vaginosisaginosis

It is the name of a conditionIt is the name of a condition

in women where the normalin women where the normal

balance of bacteria in thebalance of bacteria in the

vaginavagina

is disrupted and replaced byis disrupted and replaced by

an overgrowth ofan overgrowth of

certain bacteriacertain bacteria


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Symptoms

ymptoms

Women with BV may haveWomen with BV may have

an abnormal vaginalan abnormal vaginaldischarge with andischarge with anunpleasant odor. fish-likeunpleasant odor. fish-likeodor especially afterodor especially afterintercourse.intercourse.

!ischarge if present is!ischarge if present is

usually white or gray" it canusually white or gray" it canbe thinbe thin

Women with BV may alsoWomen with BV may alsohave burning duringhave burning duringurination or itching aroundurination or itching around

the outside of the vaginathe outside of the vaginaor both.or both. #ost women with BV#ost women with BV

report no signs orreport no signs orsymptoms at all.symptoms at all.


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Treatment

reatment

BV is treatable withBV is treatable with

antibiotics prescribed byantibiotics prescribed by

a health care provider.a health care provider.

$wo different antibiotics$wo different antibiotics

are recommended asare recommended as

treatment for BV%treatment for BV%

metronida&ole ormetronida&ole or

clindamycinclindamycin

'an sometimes clear up'an sometimes clear upby itself by itself

(ll pregnant women who (ll pregnant women who

have ever had ahave ever had a

premature delivery orpremature delivery orlow birth weight babylow birth weight baby

should be considered forshould be considered for

a BV e)aminationa BV e)amination

regardless of symptomsregardless of symptoms


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Modes of transmission

odes of transmission

It is not clear whether bacterial vaginosis isIt is not clear whether bacterial vaginosis is

se)ually transmitted but it can be associatedse)ually transmitted but it can be associated

with other se)ually transmitted diseases.with other se)ually transmitted diseases.

It can only be transmitted by women and itIt can only be transmitted by women and it

occurs as a result of se)ual contact.occurs as a result of se)ual contact.

Vaginal douching is capable of creating aVaginal douching is capable of creating a

breeding ground for vaginal infections bybreeding ground for vaginal infections by

upsetting the natural balance of the vaginalupsetting the natural balance of the vaginal

environmentenvironment


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Prevention

revention

$here is no real way$here is no real way

to prevent this.to prevent this.

$here are ways to$here are ways tolimited it as abstinentlimited it as abstinent

not having multiplenot having multiple

se) partners andse) partners and

limiting se)uallimiting se)ual

intercourse betweenintercourse between

women.women.


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