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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May Health reporter

‘Paradigm shift’: Australian researchers discover key to treatment of bacterial vaginosis

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Hanae experienced recurrent bacterial vaginosis until both she and her partner, Marcus, were treated together. Photograph: Hanae Stephenson

Like almost one in three women, Hanae has developed bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a condition when the normal healthy bacteria in the vagina are replaced by an overgrowth of other mixed bacteria.

When she got it for the first time in 2021, she took the standard treatment of antibiotics, only for the condition to come back weeks later. “It came back time and time again, no matter how many times I got antibiotic treatment,” said Hanae, who lives in Melbourne.

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