Does bacterial vaginosis require oral medication?

Drug treatment is the most common treatment for bacterial vaginosis, and it has achieved good results. It is also very convenient to treat, so patients are more likely to recognize and accept it. However, many patients report that symptoms always recur during treatment. So what is going on? In fact, there are many things to pay attention to during the medication period for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, which may also be a factor affecting the effect.

1. Time of medication

Vaginal suppositories should be used before going to bed at night so that the drug can be fully decomposed and absorbed. If used during the day, the drug is likely to flow out of the vagina, contaminating the underwear and preventing the drug from fully contacting the lesion.

2. Treatment should be thorough

A few people feel slight discomfort in the vagina during the first one or two days of using suppositories. At this time, do not stop without authorization. You must insist on taking the medicine. These feelings will be alleviated and disappear as the symptoms improve. And you must strive for a complete cure. After treatment, you must follow the doctor's advice to go to the hospital for a reexamination. You cannot stop the treatment just because the symptoms have eased. If it is not completely cured, the bacteria will develop drug resistance, affecting the efficacy and prone to recurrence. Even if the test results are normal, it is necessary to consolidate the treatment according to the condition. Generally, two consecutive examinations are normal before it can be considered cured and the medication can be stopped.

3. Symptomatic treatment

Because the therapeutic effect of vaginal medication is related to factors such as the type and dosage of the medication used, and must correspond to the bacterial vaginosis you suffer from. For example, fungal bacterial vaginosis should be treated with fungal drugs. If the medication is used improperly or the dosage is incorrect, it may cause new diseases.

After reading the above matters that need to be paid attention to during treatment, have you ignored these matters? If you always say that the symptoms recur, then first of all, you should reflect on what you have done during the treatment.