Has anyone had a bacterial infection
called gardenella, I have it and i've
taken two different medicines for it, and
it still hasn't gone away. Does anyone
know anything about it, if so please
advise
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 11-20-04 12:15pm
You have bacterial vaginosis.It is very
uncomfortable and can be painful and
difficult to treat.Maybe your partner
should be tested as well.If he is the
source of the infection,he will only
reinfect you if he is not treated.I had a
problem with this nasty infection several
years ago and needed several rounds of
meds to get rid of it.I was on flagyl and
needed both oral and vaginal meds to clear
it up.See your doc agian to get retreated
and make sure your honey gets checked out
as well.Best of luck to you!!Patty
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LadyKairuka
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Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 3
I Know This Is An Old Thread, But For Searchers Posted: 09-30-05 12:11pm
The previous information is not true.
Gardenella can only be passed back and
forth during sex the way a yeast infection
can if your male partner is uncircumsized.
But unless your man is cheating on you,
is uncircumsized and doesn't wash up (all
at once!), he can't be the source. It's
a bacteria that naturally grows in the
vagina in small amounts, like yeast does,
and it's just what happens when your
natural balance falls out of whack on the
bacterial side instead of the yeast side.
Take the antibiotics, I suggest
antibiotic creme. Sure, it's a little
messy, but a lot of them are just one use
and you'll feel the relief pretty fast.
Just remember that if you're predisposed
to gardinella problems and you get a yeast
infection, be prepared to call the doc if
the yeast clears up and there seems to be
another problem popping up, the same way
you would if you were on antibiotics for
something and got a yeast infection from
it.
(as a comment to the above reply,
bacterial vaginosis is a general term and
can range from bacterial overgrowth that
just pops up to sexually transmitted
disease. The original poster was wise to
say that it was gardenella specifically,
but the first replier gave advice that
more appropriate for sexually transmitted
diseases. Just because you have an
infection below the belt does not mean you
have a sexually transmitted disease.)
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misosmart
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Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 06-18-08 11:14am
The cause of BV is not fully understood.
BV is associated with an imbalance in the
bacteria that are normally found in a
woman's vagina. The vagina normally
contains mostly "good" bacteria, and fewer
"harmful" bacteria. BV develops when there
is an increase in harmful bacteria.
Not much is known about how women get BV.
There are many unanswered questions about
the role that harmful bacteria play in
causing BV. Any woman can get BV. However,
some activities or behaviors can upset the
normal balance of bacteria in the vagina
and put women at increased risk including:
Having a new sex partner or multiple sex
partners,
Douching
It is not clear what role sexual activity
plays in the development of BV. Women do
not get BV from toilet seats, bedding,
swimming pools, or from touching objects
around them. Women who have never had
sexual intercourse may also be affected.
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college_girl2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 1
I found out today... Posted: 07-18-08 20:39pm
Gardenella is NOT passed through just
sex...and neither is a yeast infection.
I've had a yeast infection before, and I
found out today that i have Gardenella,
and I've never had sex--I'm only 17, so I
have no reason to have sex just now. My
doctor prescribed me Flagyl (but, of
course, the pharmacy gave me generic), and
told me to take one pill twice a day for a
week.
OK, well, I just wanted to put that out
there, even though this is a very old
thread. I'm always willing to share
information that I learn about with
others.
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2gano
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Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: San Francisco, CA
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BV Study (San Francisco Bay Area) Posted: 07-28-08 16:36pm
I am a nurse practitioner working on a
study of a potential new treatment for
recurrent BV. The product is a powder,
called Lactin-V, which contains human
strains of lactobacilli, a probiotic that
occurs naturally in the vagina and is
usually lacking in women who have BV.
Also, I would like to confirm what others
have stated above, that bacterial
vaginosis is not a sexually transmitted
infection, that it is an overgrowth of
harmful bacteria, and that we don't yet
fully understand the cause of this
infection.
