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A 5 page research paper that discusses bacterial vaginosis, which is an imbalance of the normal flora of the vagina. The writer discusses symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and the issue of relapse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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be attributed to vaginal complaints, the most common of which is bacterial vaginosis. The following discussion of bacterial vaginosis looks at a specific case and the treatment offered. The
normal vaginal environment is made up of a complicated mix of "endogenous microflora and their metabolic products, host metabolic products, estrogen and pH" (Korenek, Britt and Hawkins, 2003). The normal
vagina can include as many as 80 different species of lactobacilli acidophilus, which serve to decrease the vaginal pH through their production of acidic metabolic byproducts that serve to make
the vaginal environment inhospitable to certain forms of bacteria (Korenek, Britt and Hawkins, 2003). In other words, lactobacilli help to keep the vaginal environment within the normal pH range of
3.8 to 4.2 by producing lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide (Korenek, Britt and Hawkins, 2003). When bacterial vaginosis (BV) develops, the lactobacilli producing hydrogen peroxide decrease in number (Korenek, Britt
and Hawkins, 2003). On the other hand, "lactobacilli-induced cytolytic vaginosis" results from an overabundance of lactobacillus growth (Korenek, Britt and Hawkins, 2003). As this suggests, the ecosystem of the vagina
is delicately balanced and by upset by a number of factors, such as "hormonal changes, medications, intercourse, stress, infection, douching and hygiene" (Korenek, Britt and Hawkins, 2003). To sum up,
BV is caused by a "lactobacilli depletion" combined with excessive growth of primarily "Gram-negative pathogens" (Lavan, 2005, p. 22). A 29-year-old woman came in for an office visit due to
her complaint of a white vaginal discharge. Using the OLD CART acronym, this patients condition can be quickly and accurately profiled. O = Onset. The young woman reported that
she had been bothered periodically by symptoms over the last two months. L = Location. Her symptoms consisted primarily of an unpleasant discharge, which she described as smelling "really fishy"
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