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Natural Cures for Bacterial Vaginosis That Work?


Are there any natural cures for bacterial vaginosis? This is one of those infections that usually require antibiotics to cure so I'm delighted when I find a treatment that appears to be a natural cure for BV. This one obviously has worked for some women.

this natural cure for bacterial vaginois looks promising

The aim of the 2006 study was to evaluate the effectiveness of taking Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei F19 as well as using a vaginal suppository of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

The study group consisted of 60 women in good health, aged between 18-40 years and with "suspect or confirmed diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis".

They were randomly divided into two groups. One group received the acidophilus vaginal suppository (product name Calagin) for 3 months. At the end of this time there was a "significant reduction of vaginal pH", improved whiff test result (both standard factors a doctor uses when assesing Bacterial Vaginosis symptoms) and improvement in subjective symptomatolgy.

The other group received Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei F19 (product name Genefilus F19)AS WELL as the acidophilus vaginal suppository. They too also achieved the "significant reduction of vaginal pH" and improvment in whiff test and subjective symptomatolgy. Treatment ended at 3 months but there was a follow up after another 3 month with "a maintenance of positive effect."

Info from the manufacturers website state that the acidophilus vaginal suppositories (Calagin) contain 1 billion cfu (colony forming units). These are not available in many parts of the world but you can buy Candaclear Vaginal Suppositories which contain Lactobacillus acidophilus although at a lower dose rate. Candaclear contains one hundred million (as opposed to 1 billion) colony forming units.

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I know many women have had success using Yeast Arrest and then following up with Candaclear.

Genefilus F19 seems to only be available in Italy but a product containing Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei F19 is what you want. The Genefilus F19 is recommended to be taken 2 sachets per day for 15 days and there are 12.5 billion bacteria in each sachet. I know that Theralac which you can buy online and is readily available in many parts of the world contains 5 billion cfu of this particular strain of L paracasei.

I've seen only the Abstract of this research (translated from Italian) so I'm sorry if I'm a little vague. It is unfortunate that the Abstract does not have the strain of acidophilus that was used or the doseage given or the full results but this certainly looks promising if you're set against using antibiotics and looking for a bacterial vaginosis natural remedy.

I figured that if you're in the middle of a raging case of BV then ANY info on natural cures for bacterial vaginosis might be appreciated!

If you decide to try orthodox treatment for BV medical experts advise antibiotics.



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REFERENCES

Delia A, Morgante G, Rago G, Musacchio MC, Petraglia F, De Leo V. Effectiveness of oral administration of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei F19 in association with vaginal suppositories of Lactobacillus acidofilus in the treatment of vaginosis and in the prevention of recurrent vaginitis. Minerva Ginecol 2006 Jun;58(3):227-31 (translated from Italian)



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