New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis can be sexually transmitted, meaning men can reinfect their female partners.

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where they received both an oral antibiotic and a topical antibiotic cream for one week, or to a control group. The control group for this trial received female antibiotic treatment only and no ...

“We believed it was important to try and target the bacteria on the penile skin with a topical antibiotic cream as well as inside the urethra with an oral antibiotic,” Bradshaw explained.

and a topical antibiotic cream (2% clindamycin). After 12 weeks, only 35% of women in the partner-treatment group had recurring BV, compared to 63% of women in the control group. Wisp, a ...