I went to my obgyn for my annual exam and also for infertility, and my pap showed I have bacterial vaginosis. What exactly is it, and is it serious? He did prescribe antibiotics, I was just curious how common this is and what the cause is, and if there are ways to prevent it from returning. Thanks ladies.

I had a miscarriage at 21 weeks. I started bleeding at about 12 weeks and the doctor said I had bacterial vaginosis. I was put on an antibiotic that made me very sick so was only on it for 3 days. The doctor said that should have gotten rid of the infection but never checked. I continued bleeding for the rest of the pregnancy and they could not find a cause for the bleeding.