Male-Partner Treatment to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis

The addition of combined oral and topical antimicrobial therapy for male partners to treatment of women for bacterial vaginosis resulted in a lower rate of recurrence of bacterial vaginosis within 12 weeks than standard care. (Funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia; StepUp Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number, ACTRN12619000196145.).