If they take antibiotics, men can dramatically reduce the reappearance of bacterial vaginosis in their partners. Study is surprising, but does not respond to non -monogamous yet.
A vaginose bacteriana (VB) It is the most common vaginal infection in women-it affects about 25% of women of reproductive age worldwide-but it is men who can dramatically reduce the presence of bacteria in the vagina, which, when developing too much, cause a white-grated discharge and a fish odor.
According to a new study, the treatment of male sexual partners of women suffering from this vaginal bacterial infection may be the next large weapon to manage the disease, which is a long time for medicine, due to constant relapses – half of affected women will suffer from the disease in three to six months after treatment.
VB increases the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, including HIV virus. It also often causes complications during pregnancy, leading to premature birth and miscarriage.
The answer, according to the study conducted by Catriona Bradshawit’s simple: antibiotics.
The study, this Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicinetreated 137 monogamous women, all with partners, with normal antibiotics for a week; Half of the partners received oral antibiotics and an antibiotic cream to apply to the penis, while another half of the men were not treated.
The results were surprising: three months later, 63% of women whose partners did not receive treatment registered a recurrence of VB symptoms, while only 35% Of the women whose partners received the antibiotics had bacterial vaginosis relapses.
“The treatment of men’s partners is the most significant advance in improving recurrence rates in women we have seen in recent decades,” Bradeshaw confirms: “It’s definitely a considerable effect that makes it worth intervening in this group of women.” There are women involved in the study that have not been VB for two years and who “were highly recurring before the rehearsal,” says Lenka Vodstriccil from Monash University.
By “this group”, the study author wanted to refer to monogamous women. Despite the positive results, the approach is limited: It seems to be relatively practical for those who have monogamous relationships, but give no response to women with multiple sexual partners.
