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Probiotic can't prevent yeast infection.(Gynecology)
Lactobacillus taken after a course of antibiotics for a nongynecologic infection does not prevent vaginal yeast infections, reported Dr. Marie Pirotta and her colleagues at the University of Melbourne (Australia).
The benefits of probiotics such as lactobacillus have long been promoted for overall health and for vaginal problems specifically. A previous study conducted by Dr. Pirotta and her associates found that 40% of 751 women with a history of vulvovaginitis had used yogurt or lactobacillus orally or vaginally to prevent vulvovaginitis after they had taken antibiotics.
In their subsequent 14-day double-blind study, 235 women were randomized to one of four treatment ...
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