im pretty sure i have a bacterial vaginosis infection because i read all about it and i have just one of the symptoms and that would be the embarrassing fishy odor.ugh! i hate it now my concern is that i read a bacterial infection is caused by semen in the vagina or something of that sort idk.. but could i be pregnant? please respond asap! please!

Please if anyone can tell me what symptoms are for viral and/or bacterial infection, sometimes doctors do not know or do not care enough and overprescribed antibiotics. Thanks for information.

Hi. I’m doing a research paper on bacterial vaginosis and one of the points I’m researching is a man giving a woman oral sex when she has bacterial vaginosis. I need to know if it would be harmful to the man, and if there is any disease he can contract by performing oral sex on his female partner. Bacterial vaginosis is not an STD, however, it is an infection.

Thank you.

I have read horror stories about the medications that they prescribe for BV and I don’t want to put myself through that. And I also read that they usually treat the symptoms and not the cure and it usually returns. Plus, if I don’t have to pay for a doctors visit and the medication, that is great too! Please help!

I had bacterial vaginitis last year of july when my partner went here in my country and we had sex. Now that I am under treatment again and hopefully I get cured this month. Do u think that my partner is infected before when we had sex. Im so afraid cos 2 weeks from now we will be seing each other,and im sure we will really be having sex. Is there any possibilities that he might pass it to me again?

I am completely embarrassed to ask, but I just had to make sure.
After puberty, I always have discharge. I used to be frightened that the discharge was a health issue, but my doctor assured me that it was normal. Therefore, I accepted her answer.

However, there are many times that there is a strong odor down there. To me, I admit it smells like… potatoes, or fries. Ew, right? It doesn’t smell fishy to me, like what bacterial vaginosis should smell like. I can even smell it through jeans, if I’m sitting down and my knees are slightly apart. I don’t think the odor is strong enough to be apparent to other people, though.

Along with the odor is discharge. It’s kind of like thick white mucus, but when dried, it’s clumpy and kind of yellow-gray-green. Usually just one clump.

I’m sorry to gross you guys all out… but I just had to make sure. Do these sound like symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?

Thank you guys so much.

I’m 5 weeks pregnant and I’m positive I have bacterial vaginosis back for the 5th time. I read online if not treated it can cause miscarriages or even preterm labor…I guess most doctors dont treat this until the second trimester..Im really worried about waiting & I dont want to take the antibiotics & that cause birth defects. Has anyone else out there gone through this?

I am prone to getting bacteria infections. I will take Flagyl pills for 10 days and it will clear up only to come right back in 2 months. I know its not sex, because I have went months without sex & I will still get them. I always wipe myself with wet tissue to clean my bottom & vagina thoroughly after using the bathroom. I dont do anything to cause it to keep coming back, but yet it always does. I get sick of going to the doctor 4-6 times a year for the same thing. I felt like they werent letting me in on a secret because they want to make money. What can I do to stop reoccurences? I do have an extremely moist & warm climate down there. I think that has a lot to do with it because that is a good environment for bacteria to grow.

I have been having recurrent BV for a little over a year. Long story, but I was treated with Flagyl the first time and it still came back. I took Clindesse (one dose) 6 days ago. So far, so good. However, it seems that the medication is still lingering inside. I don’t think it is yeast – no itching – and the Rx said yeast is rare for this type of treatment. Anyone know howlong it takes? Plus, when can I have intercourse again? Please help!