I read somewhere that your sexual partner (male) can be a carrier.. that he won’t have symptoms (obviously, a male couldn’t have bacterial vaginosis), but can be the cause and carrier, and that he can be treated for this as well if it’s discovered that he’s causing such infections. Is this true? I got a UTI after my boyfriend and I had sexual intercourse about 3 1/2-4 months ago, and after a few sessions about 3-4 weeks ago, I just found out today that I have bacterial vaginosis. Shortly after our last time, I felt a bit of itching and had my gyno call in a prescription for a yeast infection because I thought that’s what I had.. the itching went away though, so I never took it, but then I got the call today about this. We’re both monogamous and whatnot, I have no STD’s or anything of the sort, nor am I worried about that, I just want to know if he’s possibly carrying around some sort of bacteria or something that could be causing these minor infections and if so, if there’s a way he can be treated for it. Also, if there is a way to be treated for it, what exactly would his test consist of (urine swab, blood test, urine sample, etc.)? I just yelled at him for it, so I’m hoping I’m right lol.
I just went to my gnyo earlier this week.. this is how I know I have bacterial vaginosis.. No STD’s.. everything is normal as it always has been. & to clear some of this up, I called and had them call in a prescription for a yeast infection about 2-3 weeks back, before I even had my appt. assuming that’s what it was.. I hadn’t gone to the Dr’s to make sure, so the case is that I probably had the BV all along, because I know some yeast infection symptoms are very similar to some of BV.

I have never had a yeast infection before. I’ve had bacterial vaginosis once several years ago and had no symptoms at that time. So this is completely new to me.

The symptoms I’m experiencing include a sore and slightly swollen vaginal area (sore and swollen labia, and soreness around the vaginal opening), these areas sting and burn when I urinate, but there is no actual pain from the urethra. It is also painful to touch and move. I am menstruating at the moment so it’s hard to gauge the discharge but prior to menstruation I had a dry white discharge that would ball up (this is normal for me before my period) and it was a little bit itchy (which it does occasionally with that kind of discharge). There has never been any odour.

I have considered several options from STD’s to having accidentally scratched myself (which has happened but was not nearly this painful) to an allergic reaction to a new type of tampon I’ve tried this cycle, but I’m really thinking it may be a yeast infection.

I’m unable to see a doctor at this time, so I’m considering just buying an OTC yeast infection treatment, but I’d like to know if anyone has any other suggestions as to what it could be?
***UPDATE***

Just to update, I got an OTC treatment, and it’s already helping! Thank you all for your advice!

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A friend of mine has Trichomnas and I am very concerned. She is allergic to the medicine the doctor perscribed her which is called Metriondazole. Any other suggestions. Thanks.

Just so u kno im 16 and NOT sexually active. about 6 months ago i went to the doctors because i had itching, odor, and discharge "down there." the doctor did a papsmear and told me it was bacterial vaginosis. i continued with the antibiotics for the amount of time she told me and it went away for about a week and then it gradually started recurring. I askd the doctor for a refill of the medication to try again. I repeated and again it recurred after about a week.
Ive looked up a lot of information regarding BV and im wondering if there are any home remedies that i can try since the medication doesnt seem to be getting rid of the problem permanently.
thanx

My boyfriend caught gonerrhea but the doctor told me i didnt have it i have bacterial vaginitis which is an infection i caught from swimming.But i was exposed to his gonerrhea so the doctor put me on antibitics anyways.Well i havent heard from my boyfriend in 3 days!!I called his phone no answer .After he told me he loved me and would never leave me.Plus i think he cheated because b4 i met him i was tested for std’s and was clean so i didnt give it to him.Im 23 he is 21 we been together a yr.

for the last 6 months doctors have been telling me I have Bacterial Vaginosis and prescribing meds. its said that BV cannot be transmitted to males partners, right? well how do you explain me still having it 6 months down the line and I’ve taking all meds. i took that at home PH Balance test to check fir yeast infection, BV,or Trich. both trich and Bv have the same PH level, so how do Doctors determine if its one or the other?