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(NewsNation) — A 3rd of women acquisition a communal bacterial corruption that antecedently was not considered to beryllium sexually transmitted. Now, researchers judge it whitethorn be.
In a new study published Wednesday, researchers recovered that treating antheral partners whitethorn forestall the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.
Bacterial vaginosis results from an imbalance successful the vagina's bacteria, causing symptoms of discolored discharge, a "fishy" odor, vaginal itching and a burning feeling erstwhile peeing, though not each women who person BV volition amusement symptoms.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the corruption is the astir communal vaginal occupation for women ages 15 to 44.
In the study, published successful The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers successful Australia observed 164 monogamous heterosexual couples to survey whether treating antheral partners would trim the recurrence of BV successful the pistillate partner.
In the power group, the women who had bacterial vaginosis received antibiotics, portion the men did not person immoderate treatment. In a 2nd survey group, some partners received treatment.
In the power radical successful which men did not instrumentality antibiotics, 63% of women redeveloped bacterial vaginosis wrong 12 weeks aft taking oral medication.
In comparison, conscionable 35% of women whose partners besides received attraction experienced reoccurrence.
“Our proceedings has shown that reinfection from partners is causing a batch of the BV recurrence women experience, and provides grounds that BV is successful information an STI," said Professor Catriona Bradshaw astatine Monash University.
The survey calls for a caller attack to the mode the corruption is classified and treated, uncovering that male-partner attraction whitethorn forestall the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.
"We’ve suspected for a agelong clip that it’s a sexually transmitted corruption (STI), due to the fact that it has a akin incubation play (after sex) to astir STIs and is associated with the aforesaid hazard factors arsenic STIs similar chlamydia, specified arsenic alteration successful intersexual spouse and not utilizing condoms," said Dr. Lenka Vodstrcil, 1 of the study's authors.
Practitioners inactive bash not dainty BV arsenic an STI, but if it were to officially beryllium classified arsenic one, it would surpass chlamydia arsenic the astir common.
