[Use of probiotics in bacterial vaginosis]

Abstract

Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a change in the vaginal microbiota due to bacterial overgrowth of normal microorganisms, which produces symptoms of vaginal discomfort, increased malodorous vaginal discharge, etc. Although they been seen to improve recurrence rates in clinical practice, the role of probiotics is questioned in these situations. A literature review on BV is presented in order to evaluate the effectiveness of using probiotics as adjuvant therapy in BV.

Method: PubMed, Cochrane and SCOPUS review of the last 5 years publications using probiotics to treat women diagnosed with BV.

Results: An analysis was performed on the 10 items that refer to the use of probiotics in addition to antibiotic treatments.

Conclusions: All items conclude that the use of probiotics is beneficial in cases of BV in addition to conventional treatments. However, the conclusions are not categorical due to there being a wide variety of studies and probiotics used.

Keywords: Bacterial vaginosis; Probiotics; Probióticos; Tratamiento; Treatment; Vaginosis bacteriana.