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Ketoconazole worked for my BV

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Sarah08
Sarah08

Hi ladies! I'm curious if any of you have tried Ketoconazole (an anti-fungal). I had both BV and a yeast infection, but when my nurse practitioner put me on Ketoconazole to fight the yeast, my BV (which I had had for 2 years) went away and hasn't been back. Here's the name of my YouTube video about my experience fighting yeast and BV - Ongoing BV and Yeast Infections No More. Anyway, please let me know if you try this anti-fungal or have tried it (warning: it's hard on the liver) and if it works for you. I'd be curious to know if it actually works for all BV cases or if I was just lucky. Thanks!

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  • abby95012
    abby95012 Sarah08

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    Is it the same as fluconazole?? I've been prescribed fluconazole twice since I've had BV for the last 10 months. It definitely helped but did not cure.

    • Sarah08
      Sarah08 abby95012

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      Hi Abby,

      It is the same in that it fights fungus, but Ketoconazole is supposed to be hard on the liver. Were you on Fluconazole for a prolonged period (one tablet a day for a month or longer)? I was on Ketoconazole for 2.5 months (1 pill every day for 2 months, one every other day for half a month). I think if it's going to work, you need to be on it for a long period, not just a day or two. I didn't experience any BV while I was taking it, so it definitely had an effect early on. 

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