Jen Gunter Instagram – I wrote about an interesting new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, about treating male partners to reduce the risk of recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
There’s actually been a fair amount of research trying to solve the puzzle of bacterial vaginosis. We know that it is a dysbiosis, and beneficial lactic acid producing lactobacilli ate replaced with anaerobic bacteria. We also know that biofilms, which are communities of microorganisms that adhere to surfaces are also important.
While we know that sexual activity is associated with bacterial vaginosis, we don’t have an understanding of how this happens in the same way that we understand how chlamydia or HIV are transmitted. Previous studies treating male partners with oral antibiotics have been disappointing. This study takes a new approach, looking at both oral and topical antibiotics for men.
The results are impressive. When women took antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis and their male partners were not treated their risk of recurrence within 12 weeks was 63%, but when their male partners were treated, the risk of recurrence was 35%.
I hope you head over to TheVajenda.com to read more about the study | Posted on 07/Mar/2025 11:54:04
