USE OF LACTIC ACID TO NORMALIZE THE VAGINAL MICROFLORA


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To restore the normal microflora is a final goal of any therapy used in abnormal vaginal discharge. The review gives data on the role of lactic acid as the most physiological agent in maintaining vaginal microbiocenosis and on the possibility of using lactic acid-based vaginal suppositories (femilex) used alone and in combination with antimicrobial agents to prevent and treat bacterial vaginosis.

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M. A GOMBERG

Moscow Scientific-and-Practical Center for Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology

Email: centr@mosderm.ru

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