BV; was:Re: Anyone have the V book?

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I'm not sure...she just said clue cells. Can they tell under the scope

what kind of bacteria it is? Or is that a different test?

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> > > Hi:

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> > > The bacteria is Gardnerella. Gardnerella live in low numbers in the

> > vagina. As long as the good bacteria (lactobacilli) outnumber the

> > Gardnerella it's OK. It's when something changes the balance of good

> > and bad bacteria that you (I) get BV. BV is an imbalance of the

> > bacteria that live in the vagina.

> > >

> > > The Gardnerella gets killed from the antibiotics (I always go for a

> > re culture), but it always comes back. I normally don't have a lot if

> > any good bacteria in my vagina. Don't know why. I'm peri menopausal,

> > so maybe that's it. But, I am going to ask my doctor if the bacteria

> > can become resistant. I think it's a good question.

> > >

> > > Sherri

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