BV - Metronidazole gel - 12 weeks - safe?

Re: BV - Metronidazole gel - 12 weeks - safe?

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  expandcontract member

  October 2018

  Do you really trust a bunch of internet strangers over your own doctor?

  
  
  

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  MaggieG183 member

  October 2018

  Uh, I’m with @expandcontract on this one. I’d trust my doc over anything a bunch of strangers would say.

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  ejtg22 member

  October 2018

  Well when you put it that way I think I wanted reassurance more than anything

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  eatinwatermelonseeds member

  October 2018

  https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/bacterial-vaginosis-during-pregnancy/
  
  This is a reliable source. It explains bacterial vaginosis and the risks associated with it going untreated. It also states that the common treatment for it is metronidazole 500mg, so I find the pharmacist's recommendation a little odd. If you're still not comfortable, I suggest scholarly articles about the medication and pregnancy. A quick search myself found that there was no association with negative outcomes. But I suggest you do your own research as well. 

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  eatinwatermelonseeds member

  October 2018

  Oh, and also what @expandcontract said lol.

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  expandcontract member

  October 2018

  @ejtg22 thank you for not being another drive-by. If you still have doubts,  scholarly articles is the best way to go and maybe speak to your doctor again for reassurance.  Good luck.  That ish is nasty.  

  
  
  

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  DuchessOfCambridge member

  October 2018

  Trust your doctor over strangers, do your research. But yes, it’s fine. I had BV three times my first pregnancy and used the gel once, no big deal. 

  
  

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