ACOG Clinical Practice Update: Concurrent Sexual Partner Therapy to Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence

Одновременная терапия половых партнёров для предупреждения рецидива бактериального вагиноза
2025-10-16

Practice Bulletin No. 215bacterial vaginosis recurrenceconcurrent sexual partner therapysexual partner therapyvaginitis in nonpregnant patients
This Clinical Practice Update provides new guidance on the use of sexual partner therapy in the management of bacterial vaginosis based on new research findings and a growing body of evidence implicating sexual activity as an important method of infection transmission. This document is a focused update of related content in Practice Bulletin No. 215, Vaginitis in Nonpregnant Patients (Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:e1-17).
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New guidance recommends using sexual partner therapy concurrently to manage bacterial vaginosis and prevent recurrence.
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The update is based on new research implicating sexual activity as an important route of bacterial vaginosis transmission.
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This Clinical Practice Update focuses and modifies related recommendations from Practice Bulletin No. 215 (Vaginitis in Nonpregnant Patients).

Use of sexual partner therapy in the management of bacterial vaginosis

Concurrent sexual partner therapy to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis

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