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Can Bacterial Vaginosis Recur Following Treatment?

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Updated July 31, 2008

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Question: Can Bacterial Vaginosis Recur Following Treatment?
Answer: Simply stated the answer is,"Yes." Unfortunately, the number of incidences of bacterial vaginosis that may occur over the course of a woman’s life is unlimited.

Did you know?
Although women often believe that vaginal yeast infection is the leading vaginal infection, the fact is that bacterial vaginosis is the most common vaginal infection followed by trichomoniasis and vaginal yeast infection.

Reference: CDC STD FAQs: Bacterial Vaginosis
http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/STDFact-Bacterial-Vaginosis.htm
Accessed: 02/13/06
Published: 02/15/06

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