A novel non-antimicrobial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: an open label two-private centre study

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge. It is caused by an imbalance in the normal vaginal microbiota. Symptoms include an offensive odour. Standard oral or vaginal antimicrobial treatments have high immediate cure rates but almost as high recurrence rates. pHyph, a vaginal pessary, contains glucono-delta-lactone (GDL) and sodium gluconate (NaG) which restore normal pH and disrupt the associated biofilm.

Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - November 24, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Harriett C. Latham-Cork, Kate F. Walker, Jim G. Thornton, Omar Sigurvin Gunnarsson, Annette S äfholm, Monika Cardell, Helena Strevens Tags: Full length article Source Type: research