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Study Links Bacterial Vaginosis to Sexual Transmission

12/30/2025

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The New England Journal of Medicine published a clinical trial showing that treating male partners reduced BV reinfection, suggesting BV is sexually transmitted.
The study enrolled 150 heterosexual couples, with the female partner diagnosed with BV.
Researchers treated women with antibiotics and half of the male partners with both oral and topical antibiotics.
The results prompt reevaluation of BV as a sexually transmitted infection rather than solely a vaginal issue.

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Story summary

The New England Journal of Medicine published a clinical trial showing that treating male partners reduced BV reinfection, suggesting BV is sexually transmitted.
The study enrolled 150 heterosexual couples, with the female partner diagnosed with BV.
Researchers treated women with antibiotics and half of the male partners with both oral and topical antibiotics.
The results prompt reevaluation of BV as a sexually transmitted infection rather than solely a vaginal issue.